REBUS, rebus
Sounds Like: REH-boos
Translations: to/for things, to/for matters, to/for affairs, to/for circumstances, to/for properties, to/for businesses, to/for facts, to/for realities, to/for events, to/for causes, to/for reasons, to/for states, to/for commonwealths, by/with/from things, by/with/from matters, by/with/from affairs, by/with/from circumstances, by/with/from properties, by/with/from businesses, by/with/from facts, by/with/from realities, by/with/from events, by/with/from causes, by/with/from reasons, by/with/from states, by/with/from commonwealths
From the root: RES
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: REBUS is the dative or ablative plural form of the Latin noun RES. It refers to multiple 'things,' 'matters,' 'affairs,' or 'circumstances.' In the dative case, it indicates the indirect object, meaning 'to or for things.' In the ablative case, it indicates means, manner, or accompaniment, meaning 'by, with, or from things.'
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
No other words from the same root, RES, appear in our texts.
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