omnibus
Pronunciation: /ˈɒmnɪbəs/
The English word “omnibus” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
- An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
- A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.
- A stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
- An assistant waiter.
- an omnibus box.
adjective
- Containing multiple items.
- Of a transportation service, calling at every station, as opposed to express; local.
verb
- To combine (legislative bills, etc.) into a single package.
- To drive an omnibus.
- To travel or be transported by omnibus.
Etymology
Borrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”).
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