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omnibus: [noun] a usually automotive public vehicle designed to carry a large number of passengers : bus.
Omnibus definition: bus1 (def. 1). . See examples of OMNIBUS used in a sentence.
OMNIBUS definition: 1. a book consisting of two or more parts that have already been published separately 2. a…. Learn more.
omnibus: 1 n a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport Synonyms: autobus , bus , charabanc , coach , double-decker , jitney , motorbus , motorcoach , passenger vehicle Types: minibus a light bus (4 to 10 passengers) school bus a bus used to transport children to or from school trackless trolley , trolley coach , trolleybus ...
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Etymology
From French omnibus, from Latin omnibus (“to/for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-ni- (“working”), from *h₃ep- (“to work; to possess”) or *h₁op- (“to work; to take”).
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɒmnɪbəs/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑmnɪbəs/ 3. Hyphenation: om‧ni‧bus 4. Rhymes: -ɪbəs
Noun
omnibus (plural omnibuses or omnibusses or (nonstandard) omnibi) 1. (dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads). 1.1. 1830, James Scott Walker, “The Small Tunnel”, in An Accurate Description of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail-way, the Tunnel, the Bridges, and Other Works throughout the Line; an Account of the Opening of the Rail-way, and the Melancholy Incident which Occurred; a Short Memoir of the Late Right Hon. W[illia]m Huskisson, and Particulars of the...
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɔm.ni.bys/
Adjective
omnibus (invariable) 1. (rail transport) local (of a train; making stops at all stations) 1.1. un train omnibus ― a local train
Noun
omnibus m (plural omnibus) 1. (dated) omnibus, bus(especially, a 19th-century horse-drawn omnibus)
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈom.ni.bus/, [ˈɔmnɪbʊs̠] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈom.ni.bus/, [ˈɔmnibus]
Adjective
omnibus 1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of omnis 1.1. 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III 1.1.1. amor omnibvs idem 1.1.1.1. Sex is the same for allof them [viz., every form of man, beast, aquatic or winged life, and livestock]
Noun
omnibus n pl 1. dative/ablative of omnia
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin omnibus.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɔmˈɲi.bus/ 2. Rhymes: -ibus 3. Syllabification: om‧ni‧bus
Noun
omnibus m inan 1. (dated) omnibus
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1 day ago · 4 meanings: 1. → a less common word for bus (sense 1) 2. Also called: omnibus volume a collection of works by one author or.... Click for more definitions.
What does the word omnibus mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word omnibus, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. omnibus has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. theatre (1840s) glass-making (1850s) film (1920s) broadcasting (1980s) See ...
