"rebus principle" meaning in All languages combined

See rebus principle on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: rebus + principle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rebus|principle}} rebus + principle Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} rebus principle
  1. (linguistics) The idea of using ideograms as phonograms representing the sounds of the words expressed by the original ideograms. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-rebus_principle-en-name-enL3lTr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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