ˈriːbəs/noun
noun: rebus; plural noun: rebuses
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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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historicalan ornamental device associated with a person to whose name it punningly alludes.
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Origin
early 17th century: from French rébus, from Latin rebus, ablative plural of res ‘thing’.
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