rebus
noun/ˈriːbəs/
/ˈriːbəs/
- a combination of pictures and letters which represent a word or phrase whose meaning has to be guessedWord Originearly 17th cent.: from French rébus, from Latin rebus, ablative plural of res ‘thing’.
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