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单词 rebus
释义 re·bus
I. \ˈrēbəs\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin, by things (abl. plural of res thing) — more at real
1. : 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 wholly or in part of such pictures or symbols
 < ICURYY4 me is a rebus for I see you are too wise for me >
2. : a badge that suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs — compare canting 2

II. transitive verb
(rebused ; rebused ; rebusing ; rebuses)
: to mark with or indicate by a rebus
 < Abbot Islip's … name is rebused as an eye and the slip of a tree with the hand apparently of a slipping man hanging to it — Edward Clodd >
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