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| re·bus [ rbəss ] (plural re·bus·es) |
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1. word puzzle: a puzzle in which the syllables of words and names are represented either by pictures of things that sound the same or by letters
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2. heraldic emblem: a heraldic emblem showing a picture that represents the name of the bearer, e.g. a picture of a lion for somebody named Lyon
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Latin, literally "by things," form of res "thing"] |
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