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English
Etymology
From French rébus, from Latin rebus#Latin|rebus (ablative plural of res �thing�), as taken from the phrase de rebus#Latin|rebus quae geruntur �concerning the things that are taking place�, used in sixteenth-century Picardie as the name for satirical pieces containing picture-riddles.

From the L. abl plural form of res "thing" (=rebus#Latin|rebus "of or by things"), taken from the phrase "non#Latin|n�n verbum#Latin|verbīs sed#Latin|sed res#Latin|rébus" meaning "not by words but by things".

Pronunciation
r�'b�s, /�ri�b�s/, /<tt>"ri:b@s</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-i�b�s|Rhymes: -i�b�s

Noun
rebus

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

See also
w:Rebus|Wikipedia article on the rebus

Crimean Tatar
Etymology
F.|crh rébus#French|rébus < L.|crh rebus#Latin|rebus.
Noun
rebus

1. rebus#English|rebus.

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

Category:Crimean Tatar nouns

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