REBUS

PRONUNCIATION: (REE-buhs)

MEANING: noun: A representation of a word or phrase using pictures, symbols, letters, etc.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin rebus (by things), from res (thing). Earliest documented use: 1605.
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H.R.E.BUS - public transportation in the days of Charlemagne

RE-BAUS - to look up again in the authoritative Crossword Puzzle Dictionary

REB-OUS - characterized by old Southern chivalry