See rebus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"rare",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "rē'bəs",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɹiːbəs/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-rebus.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-rebus.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-rebus.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-rebus.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-rebus.wav.ogg"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɹibəs/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːbəs"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gilles Ménage",
"Oxford English Dictionary",
"Prince Andrew, Duke of York",
"Princess Beatrice",
"Sarah, Duchess of York"
],
"word": "rebus"
}
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