omnibus
a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.
pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once: an omnibus bill submitted to a legislature.
Origin of omnibus
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How to use omnibus in a sentence
You were just stepping into one of those very omnibusses you have since seen fit to decry.
Omnibusses and waggons were ready for the sick, and women and children.
Ten Years in India | W.J.D. GouldParmalee's Omnibusses are on hand at all depots, on arrival of trains, to convey passengers to the depot of this Company.
Catholic Colonization in Minnesota | Catholic Colonization Bureau of MinnesotaThe omnibusses are large and the street cars likewise, and have the delight of holding as many people on the top as on the inside.
Nasby in Exile | David R. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for omnibus
/ (ˈɒmnɪˌbʌs, -bəs) /
a less common word for bus (def. 1)
Also called: omnibus volume a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
Also called: omnibus edition a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
(prenominal) of, dealing with, or providing for many different things or cases
Origin of omnibus
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