re·bus
(rbs)
n. pl. re·bus·es
A representation of words in the form of pictures or
symbols, often presented as a puzzle.
[From Latin rbus, ablative pl. of rs, thing;
see r-
in Indo-European roots.]
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Ann would probably like poems that are rebuses more than Auntie Mary does.
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