omnibus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.2 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin omnibus (“‘for all’”), dative plural of omnis (“‘all’”)

[edit] Noun

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omnibus (plural omnibuses)

1. (obsolete) A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).
   • 1911: E. M. Forster, "The Celestial Omnibus"

     "Please, is that an omnibus?"
     "Omnibus est," said the driver, without turning round.

2. An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
3. A television program consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been shown in the previous week.

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• bus

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omnibus (no comparative or superlative; used only before a noun)

1. Containing multiple items.

   The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.

2. An edition of a radio programme consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been broadcast in the previous week.

   The omnibus edition of "The Archers" is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11.00

3. (philately) a stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries.

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: всеобхватен (vseobhváten)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

omnibus

1. for all
2. for everything

[edit] External links

• Omnibus, Paris Late 19th Century: history of the early adaption, based on a play of words of "Omnes Omnibus" for a Paris' stagecoach.