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For the series of novels, see Inspector Rebus. The Inspector Rebus books are a series of Detective novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. For the television adaptation, see Rebus (TV series). For information on the Rebus word and picture puzzle see Rebus. For the fictional detective, see Detective Inspector John Rebus. Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of Detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin, 10 of

A rebus (Latin: "by things") is a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words; for example:

H + picture of an ear = Hear, or Here. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work

The term "rebus" also refers to the use of a pictogram to represent a syllabic sound. A pictogram ( also spelled pictogramme) or pictograph is a Symbol representing a Concept, object, activity place or event This adapts pictograms into phonograms. A precursor to the development of the alphabet, this process represents one of the most important developments of writing. An alphabet is a standardized set of letters basic written symbols each of which roughly represents a Phoneme, a Spoken language, either

The writing of correspondence in rebus form became popular in the 18th century and continued into the 19th century. Lewis Carroll wrote the children he befriended picture-puzzle rebus letters, nonsense letters, and looking-glass letters, which had to be held in front of a mirror to be read. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Nonsense is a verbal communication or Written text which appears to be a Human language or other Symbolic system, but in fact does not carry any identifiable A mirror is an object with a surface that has good Specular reflection; that is it is smooth enough to form an Image. [1] Rebus letters served either as a sort of code or simply as a pastime. In Communications a code is a rule for converting a piece of Information (for example a letter, Word, Phrase, or A hobby is a spare-time Recreational pursuit Etymology A Hobby horse is a wooden or Wickerwork toy made to be

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Rebuses and heraldry

Rebuses are used extensively in heraldry as a hint to the name of the owner of a coat of arms. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. This practice is known as canting. Canting arms is a technique used in European Heraldry whereby the name of the individual or community represented in a Coat of arms is "translated" into For example, the arms of the Borough of Congleton in Cheshire contain a conger eel, a lion (in Latin, leo) and a tun (another word for a barrel). Congleton is a town and Civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the For the business syndicate see Conger (syndicate. For the dance see Conga Line Conger is a genus of True eels ( Anguilliformes) are an order of Fish, which consists of four suborders 19 families 110 Genera and approximately 600 The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of Wood Staves and bound with Iron Hoops The This word sequence "conger leo tun" recalls the town's name.

The more popular rebuses contain simple English letters of the alphabet in different sizes, colors and other manipulations that often represent popular sayings and phrases. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

Rebuses and game shows

Rebuses were central to the United States television game show Concentration. Concentration was a TV Game show based on the children's memory game of the same name Contestants had to solve a rebus, usually partially concealed, to win a game. A contestant is someone who takes part in a Competition, usually a Professional competition or a Game show on Television.

Lone Star Beer has rebus puzzles under the caps of its bottled beer, as does Rainier Beer, Mickey's and Lionshead. Lone Star is the brand name of a Beer once produced in San Antonio Texas and marketed as "The National Beer of Texas. Rainier Brewing Company ( 1884 - 1999) was a Seattle Washington, company that brewed Rainier Beer a popular brand in the Pacific Northwest. Mickey's is a classic Malt liquor made by the Miller Brewing Company. Lionshead is a deluxe Pilsner produced by Lion Brewery Inc in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.

The United Kingdom also had a game show which requires contestants to identify a rebus. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The show, Catchphrase was a longstanding Saturday evening show, with Roy Walker as its most notable host. Catchphrase is a game show based on a short lived American game show of the same name. Roy Simon Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian who has worked for many years as both a television presenter and

Examples from history

Both messages were rebuses in the French language: deux mains sous Pé, cent sous scie? (= demain souper, Sanssouci?, "supper tomorrow, Sanssouci?"); reply: "big G, small a!", Gé grand, A petit! (= j'ai grand appétit!, "I am very hungry!"). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

Rebus Principle (Linguistics) is using the existing symbols, such as pictograms, purely for their sounds regardless of their meaning, to represent new words. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields Many ancient writing systems used Rebus principle to represent abstract words, which otherwise would be hard to be represented by pictograms. An example that illustrates the Rebus principle is the representation of the sentence “I can see you” by using the pictographs of “eye - can – sea – ewe”.

A rebus was used on the Continental Congress Patterns minted in 1776 and later on the "Fugio Cent", the first federal coin, minted in 1787. According to Walter Breen, Elisha Gaullaudet engraved the dies, using sketches of Benjamin Franklin. The obverse depicts a sundial with the terms "Fugio" and "Mind Your Business". Fugio means "I flee", the sundial means time and "mind your business" means "do your work". Therefore this rebus read "time flees so do your work".

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  1. A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words.
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