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rebus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conundrum noun A confusing or difficult problem, often one without a clear solution.
  • mystery noun Something unexplained, unknown, or puzzling.
  • rebus noun A puzzle that uses pictures or symbols to represent words or parts of words.

Senses

rebus is used for these senses in English:

  • conundrum A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
  • mystery Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
  • rebus An arrangement of pictures, symbols, and/or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.

mystery — full definition

  1. noun Something unexplained, unknown, or puzzling.
  2. noun A story, book, or film built around solving a puzzling crime, with the answer revealed at the end.
  3. noun A religious truth or rite considered beyond ordinary human understanding.

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