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Summary

rebus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,313 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: riddle[2], charge[3]
  • Commons category: Rebuses[4]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7]
  • Different from: Rebus[8]

Why It Matters

rebus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] rebus is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). rebus. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rebus
MLA “rebus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/rebus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rebus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{rebus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rebus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q298172
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q298172, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0230815-rebusy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0230815-rebusy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → riddle, charge
    Different from → Rebus
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007565887505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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