nota bene

See also: notabene

English

Etymology

From Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnəʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/, /ˌnəʊtə ˈbɛni/
• IPA^(key): /ˌnoʊtə ˈbɛneɪ/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbɛ.ni/, /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbi.ni/, IPA^(key): /ˌnoʊ.tə ˈbeɪ.ni/
• IPA^(key): /ˌno.taː ˈbe.ne/

Phrase

(deprecated template usage) nota bene (plural notate bene)

1. (imperative) Take special note; used to add an aside or warning to a text.

Usage notes

• As with the Latin phrases id est and exempli gratia, nota bene is now more commonly encountered in its abbreviated form n.b.
• In Latin, notā is the singular present active imperative form of notō (“I mark”, “I note”, “I observe”), whose plural equivalent is notāte; consequently, in English, when addressing an audience of more than one person, the plural form notate bene is occasionally used instead of the singular. This practice is not necessary in English; nota bene is regarded as correct usage irrespective of number by all but the most pedantic language users. The abbreviation n.b. may stand for either.

Synonyms

• nota

Derived terms

• n.b. (abbreviation)
• N.B. (abbreviation)
• NB (abbreviation)

Noun

nota bene

1. (rare, informal) An instance of the phrase nota bene or its variant spellings. Also, by extension:
   1. Any indication similar in nature to nota bene.
   2. Something deserving of close attention or of careful notice.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”). See the Latin section's etymology for further information.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌnoː.taː ˈbeː.nə/

Phrase

nota bene

1. nota bene (used to add an aside or warning to a text)

Derived terms

• NB (abbreviation)

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French

Etymology

From Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”). See the Latin section’s etymology for further information..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.ta be.ne/

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Interjection

nota bene (nota béné)

1. nota bene (used to add an aside or warning to a text)

Anagrams

• bâtonnée

Further reading

• “nota bene”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

From Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”). See the Latin section’s etymology for further information..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.ta ˈbɛ.ne/
• Hyphenation: nò‧ta‧bè‧ne

Phrase

nota bene

1. nota bene (used to add an aside or warning to a text)

Derived terms

• NB (abbreviation)

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Latin

Etymology

notā, singular present active imperative form of notō (“I mark”, “I note”, “I observe”) + bene (“well”), adverbial form of bonus (“good”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈno.taː ˈbe.ne/, [ˈnɔt̪äː ˈbɛnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.ta ˈbe.ne/, [ˈnɔːt̪ä ˈbɛːne]

Phrase

notā bene (plural notāte bene)

1. nota bene (used to add an aside or warning to a text)

Derived terms

• NB (abbreviation)
• N.B. (abbreviation)

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin nota bene.

Noun

nota bene n (uncountable)

1. nota bene

Declension

declension of nota bene (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) nota bene	nota beneul
genitive/dative	(unui) nota bene	nota beneului
vocative	nota beneule

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Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Latin notā bene (“note well”). See that entry for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnota ˈbene/ [ˌno.t̪a ˈβ̞e.ne]

Phrase

nota bene

1. nota bene (used to add an aside or warning to a text)

Further reading

• “nota bene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014