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A monogram flagging a passage worth noting.
Also known as: Nota bene mark, Marginal attention mark
The marginal mark drawing attention to a passage, formed from the letters of the word nota.
Draws attention to a passage from the margin of a manuscript.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Is usually added by a reader rather than the scribe, so it records what a particular later person found interesting and not what the author emphasised.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
A compact monogram in the margin combining the letters of a short word into one figure.