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rebus

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rebus (noun)
  2. rebus sic stantibus (adverb)
  3. est modus in rebus (foreign term)
  4. exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis (foreign term)

re·bus

noun \ˈrē-bəs\

Definition of REBUS

: a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound; also : a riddle made up of such pictures or symbols
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Origin of REBUS

Latin, by things, abl. plural of res thing — more at real
First Known Use: 1605

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bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with REBUS

Phoebus

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