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noun
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bus (def. 1).
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a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.
adjective
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pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once: an omnibus bill submitted to a legislature.
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Omnibuses
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Origin:
1820–30; < French < Latin: for all (dative plural of omnis)
1820–30; < French < Latin: for all (dative plural of omnis)
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
omnibus
1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from Fr. (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from L. omnibus "for all," dat. pl. of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Laffitte in Paris, 1820. In ref. to legislation, the word is recorded
EXPANDfrom 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (cf. busboy).
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