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Rubi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ruby (“pronunciation guide for Chinese or Japanese characters”). alt-of, alternative

    ""Shinjuku Sketch" demonstrates another of Ryutanji's trademark techniques, which was established in The Age of Wandering: writing English loan words as kanji Chinese character compounds cribbed with rubi to convey a visual sense of international modernism and global culture."

Etymology

From Japanese ルビ (rubi), from English ruby.

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