rebus

Definitions


[ˈriːbəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters; for instance, apex might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X


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Origin:
early 17th century: from French rébus, from Latin rebus, ablative plural of res ‘thing’




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