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How to pronounce “rebus”
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Pronunciation guide for rebus
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of rebus with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Rajesh Rao: Computing a Rosetta Stone for the Indus script 17 minutes
use the rebus principle,
- Definition summary
- An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce rebus
Rajesh Rao: Computing a Rosetta Stone for the Indus script 17 minutes

use the rebus principle,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “rebus”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
- (linguistics) A pictographic component of a compound character (e.g. sinograph) used to hint at the pronunciation of the compound.
- (specifically, heraldry) An arrangement of pictures on a coat of arms which suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs.
- (crosswording) A type of crossword puzzle in which some squares contain entire words, or symbols representing words, instead of single letters.
- [Verb]
- To represent (a phrase or word) as a rebus.
- To apply a rebus to (something).
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