nota bene

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnəʊtə ˈbiːnɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnoʊtɑ ˈbɛnɛ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō′tä be′ne; Eng. nō′tə bā′nē, ben′ē, bē′nē)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•ta be•ne /ˈnoʊtɑ ˈbɛnɛ/USA pronunciation   [Latin.]
  1. Foreign Terms(used in writing or formal speech) note well;
    take careful notice of what has been said or written.
See -nota-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•ta be•ne  (nō′tä be′ne; Eng. nō′tə bā′nē, ben′ē, bē′nē),USA pronunciation [Latin.]
  1. Foreign Termsnote well;
    take notice.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nota bene / ˈnəʊtə ˈbiːnɪ/
  1. note well; take note
    Abbreviation: NB, N.B., nb, n.b.
'nota bene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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