| LC control no. | gf2014026161 |
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Rebuses |
| Variant(s) | Literary rebuses Puzzles, Rebus Rebus picture puzzles Rebus puzzles |
| See also | Riddles |
| Found in | Gòˆrlach, M. An alphabetical list of English text types, in Text types and the history of English, c2004: p. 68 (rebus: representation of phrase, text by pictures, symbols etc.) Merriam-Webster online, July 28, 2014 (rebus: a riddle or puzzle made up of letters, pictures, or symbols whose names sound like the parts or syllables of a word or phrase) Oxford dictionaries website, July 28, 2014 (rebus 1. A puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters; for instance, apex might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X. 1.1. HISTORICAL An ornamental device associated with a person to whose name it punningly alludes.) Britannica online, July 28, 2014 (rebus, representation of a word or syllable by a picture of an object the name of which resembles in sound the represented word or syllable. Several rebuses may be combined--in a single device or successively--to make a phrase or sentence. Literary rebuses use letters, numbers, musical notes, or specially placed words to make sentences. Complex rebuses combine pictures and letters. Rebuses may convey direct meanings, especially to inform or instruct illiterate people; or they may deliberately conceal meanings, to inform only the initiated or to puzzle and amuse. In Europe, literary rebuses often appeared on family mottoes, personal seals, ciphers, bookplates, and ultimately in games or riddles. Popular in the United States after the mid-19th century were rebus picture puzzles in which the indicated addition or subtraction of letters in illustrated words produced another word or name. Such picture riddles have been widely used in advertising promotional contests.) What are rebus puzzles?, via fun-with-words.com, July 28, 2014 (rebus puzzles. They are essentially little pictures, often made with letters and words, which cryptically represent a word, phrase, or saying.) Wikipedia, July 28, 2014 (rebus. A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words; rebuses) |
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