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< rebuke
rebut >
re·bus
(r
b
s)
KEY
NOUN:
pl.
re·bus·es
A representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols, often presented as a puzzle.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin
r
bus
, ablative pl. of
r
s
,
thing
; see
r
-
in Indo-European roots
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