REBUS


Meaning of REBUS in English

/ ˈriːbəs; NAmE / noun

a combination of pictures and letters which represent a word whose meaning has to be guessed

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French rébus , from Latin rebus , ablative plural of res thing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.