Definitions for rebus
ˈri bəsre·bus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebusnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebusnoun

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

2. 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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebusnoun

   A word represented by a picture.

   Etymology: rebus, Latin.

   Some citizens, wanting arms, have coined themselves certain devices alluding to their names, which we call rebus: Master Jugge the printer, in many of his books, took, to express his name, a nightingale sitting in a bush with a scrole in her mouth, wherein was written jugge, jugge, jugge. Henry Peacham.

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rebus

   A rebus () is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) and the letter "n". It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames. For example, in its basic form, three salmon (fish) are used to denote the surname "Salmon". A more sophisticated example was the rebus of Bishop Walter Lyhart (d. 1472) of Norwich, consisting of a stag (or hart) lying down in a conventional representation of water. The composition alludes to the name, profession or personal characteristics of the bearer, and speaks to the beholder Non verbis, sed rebus, which Latin expression signifies "not by words but by things" (res, rei (f), a thing, object, matter; rebus being ablative plural).

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1. rebus

   A rebus is a type of puzzle that uses pictures, symbols, or letters to represent words or parts of words. The goal is to decipher the intended phrase or sentence through a combination of these elements. The term originates from the Latin phrase "non verbis, sed rebus" which means "not by words, but by things".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rebusnoun

   a mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations

2. Rebusnoun

   a pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting

3. Rebusverb

   to mark or indicate by a rebus

4. Etymology: [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. F. rbus. Cf. 3d Real.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebus

   A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form three salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon". A more sophisticated example was the rebus of Bishop Walter Lyhart of Norwich, consisting of a stag lying down in a conventional representation of water. The composition alludes to the name, profession or personal characteristics of the bearer, and speaks to the beholder Non verbis, sed rebus, which Latin expression signifies "not by words but by things".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebus

   rē′bus, n. an enigmatical representation of a name or thing by using pictorial devices for letters, syllables, or parts of words: a riddle: (her.) a coat of arms bearing an allusion to the name of the bearer:—pl. Rē′buses. [L., res, a thing—prob. from the device speaking to the beholder non verbis sed rebus.]

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Anagrams for rebus »

1. burse

2. rubes

3. suber

How to pronounce rebus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rebus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rebus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rebus
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rebus
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebus
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rebus
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rebus