REBUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rebus mean? 

• REBUS (noun)
  The noun REBUS has 1 sense:

1. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

  Familiarity information: REBUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REBUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rebus" is a kind of...):

problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)