"nota bene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌnəʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌnoʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbɛ.ni/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbi.ni/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbeɪ.ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-nota bene.wav
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|CL.|notā bene||note well}} Unadapted borrowing from Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} nota bene
  1. (rare, informal) An instance of the phrase nota bene or its variant spellings. Also, by extension:
    Any indication similar in nature to nota bene.
    Tags: informal, rare
    Sense id: en-nota_bene-en-noun-DwT8o92v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 36
  2. (rare, informal) An instance of the phrase nota bene or its variant spellings. Also, by extension:
    Something deserving of close attention or of careful notice.
    Tags: informal, rare
    Sense id: en-nota_bene-en-noun-ejhn2-Sa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 36

Phrase

IPA: /ˌnəʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌnoʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbɛ.ni/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbi.ni/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbeɪ.ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-nota bene.wav Forms: notate bene [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|CL.|notā bene||note well}} Unadapted borrowing from Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=nota bene}} nota bene
  1. (imperative) Take special note; used to add an aside or warning to a text. Tags: imperative Synonyms: nota Derived forms: n.b. [abbreviation], N.B. [abbreviation], NB [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-nota_bene-en-phrase-kJcn82ae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 36

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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