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om⋅ni⋅far⋅i⋅ous

  [om-nuh-fair-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
Origin:
1645–55; < LL omnifārius (deriv. of L omnifāriam on all sides), equiv. to L omni- omni- + -fārius; see bifarious

Related forms:
om⋅ni⋅far⋅i⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
om⋅ni⋅far⋅i⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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om·ni·far·i·ous   (ŏm'nĭ-fâr'ē-əs)   
adj.  Of all kinds: omnifarious knowledge.

[From Latin omnifāriam, on every side : omni-, omni- + -fāriam, adv. suff.; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
om'ni·far'i·ous·ly adv., om'ni·far'i·ous·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

omnifarious 
1653, from L. omnifarus "of all sorts," from omnifariam "on all places or parts," from omnis "all" (see omni-) + -fariam "parts."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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