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notate bene

US/noʊˈtɑteɪ ˌbɛneɪ/

notate bene is the plural of nota bene.

Meaning of nota bene

Phrase

nota bene

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

See all 3 meanings of nota bene

Origin of notate bene

Classical Latin notāte (plural present active imperative form of notō (“to mark, to note, to observe”); compare notā) + bene (“well”), formed on the pattern of nota bene, used as its plural.

Questions about notate bene

What is notate bene the plural of?
Notate bene is the plural of nota bene.
How do you pronounce notate bene?
Notate bene is pronounced /noʊˈtɑteɪ ˌbɛneɪ/ (US).

Words near notate bene in the dictionary

  1. notaryships
  2. notaspidean
  3. notaspideans
  4. notatable
  5. notate
  6. notate bene
  7. notated
  8. notates
  9. notatin
  10. notating
  11. notation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: notate bene (page history and authors); nota bene (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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