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1. : a usually automotive public vehicle designed to carry a large number of passengers : bus. took a seat on the omnibus. 2. : a book containing reprints of a number of works (as of a single author or on a single subject) The omnibus contained all of the author's short stories.
noun. a less common word for bus. Also calledomnibus volume a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume. Also calledomnibus edition a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week.
Meaning of omnibus in English. omnibus. noun [ C ] uk / ˈɒm.nɪ.bəs / us / ˈɑːm.nə.bəs / omnibus noun [C] (SEVERAL PARTS) Add to word list. a book consisting of two or more parts that have already been published separately. Compare. anthology. UK. a programme consisting of two or more parts that have already been broadcast separately:
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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
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport. synonyms: autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle. see more. see less. types: minibus. a light bus (4 to 10 passengers) school bus. a bus used to transport children to or from school.
1 day ago · 1. a less common word for bus (sense 1) 2. Also called: omnibus volume. a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume. 3. Also called: omnibus edition. a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week. adjective.
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.
