rebus
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The effect of these lines, which reach back into the past while projecting far into the future, is that of a rebus, with the stunning phrase “the final whereabouts” offering one more breath of indirection.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2022
A modern-day equivalent would be using a picture of an eye to represent “I” — a linguistic concept called the rebus principle.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2019
Slogans, drawings, GIFs, inspirational sentiments, little rebus puzzles—it’s really up to you.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2018
In the 1960s, she caused a small sensation by introducing the rebus puzzle.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2015
Linguists term this decisive innovation, which also underlies puns today, the rebus principle.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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