rebus n : a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

English

Etymology

From French rébus, from Latin rebus (ablative plural of res ‘thing’), as taken from the phrase de rebus quae geruntur ‘concerning the things that are taking place’, used in sixteenth-century Picardie as the name for satirical pieces containing picture-riddles.

From the form of res "thing" (=rebus "of or by things"), taken from the phrase "nōn verbīs sed rébus" meaning "not by words but by things".

Pronunciation

• rē'bəs, /ˈriːbəs/, /"ri:b@s/

  Rhymes: -iːbəs

Noun

rebus

1. a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words.

See also

• Wikipedia article on the rebus

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

rébus < rebus.

Noun

rebus

1. rebus.

Declension

References

Useinov-Mireev 2002}}

French

Verb

A rebus (Latin: "by things") is a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words; for example:

H +

Example of Rebus Principle http://www.coolpl8z.com/view-plate.php?id=1966

External links

• Create your own Rebus at myRebus.com.
• Lashon.net has Rebus puzzles in Hebrew.
• an example of using chinese-like characters to write english.