omnibus
A busA bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
» An omnibus of Tom Jackson's work will be released on October 20.
Meaning
6 senses(dated)A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
Omnibus, Bus
авто́бусavtóbus
An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
This work is an omnibus containing all books in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series.
сбо́рникsbórnik
A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.
The omnibus edition of The Archers is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11:00.
A stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
An omnibus box.
(US, obsolete, slang)An assistant waiter.
- an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
Examples
1 sentencesAn omnibus of Tom Jackson's work will be released on October 20.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for alBorrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”).
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Forms
plural: omnibuses / omnibusses| Singular | omnibus |
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| Plural | omnibuses / omnibusses |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport:busautobuscoachcharabancdouble-deckerjitneymotorbusmotorcoach
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular