omnibus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin omnibus (“‘for all’”), dative plural of omnis (“‘all’”)
[edit] Noun
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omnibus (plural omnibuses)
- (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.
- "Please, is that an omnibus?"
- 1911: E. M. Forster, "The Celestial Omnibus"
- An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
- 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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vehicle
book
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television programme/program
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omnibus (no comparative or superlative; used only before a noun)
- Containing multiple items.
- The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
- 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
- (philately) a stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries.
[edit] Translations
- Bulgarian: всеобхватен (vseobhváten)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
omnibus
- for all
- 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.