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rebus

Definitions of rebus
  1. noun
    a game that tests your ingenuity
    synonyms: puzzle, rompicapo
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    types:
    cruciverba
    a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle
  2. noun
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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    type of:
    dubbio, esitazione, incertezza, indecisione, perplessità, scrupolo, se, titubanza
    trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
  3. noun
    a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
  4. noun
    a difficult problem
    synonyms: indovinello, quiz, rompicapo
  5. noun
    a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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