Definitions for omnibusˈɒm nəˌbʌs, -bəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
om•ni•busˈɒm nəˌbʌs, -bəs(n.; adj.)(pl.)-bus•es or, for 1 , bus•ses
Category: Transportation
Ref: bus1 (def. 1). 1 1 1
a volume of reprints by a single author or on a single subject.
Category: Literature
(adj.)pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.
Category: Government
Origin of omnibus:
1820–30; < F < L: for all (dat. pl. of omnis)
Princeton's WordNet
omnibus(noun)
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle(adj)
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
"he always rode the bus to work"
omnibus(a)(adj)
providing for many things at once
"an omnibus law"
Wiktionary
omnibus(Noun)
A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).
omnibus(Noun)
An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
omnibus(Noun)
A broadcast program 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.
omnibus(Noun)
A stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
omnibus(Adjective)
Containing multiple items.
The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
Origin: From omnibus, dative plural of omnis
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
OMNIBUS
A test for Patience, still popular in England. From Grk. _oneiros_, dream, and _baino_, to go or move. A dream of motion.
Translations for omnibus
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
omnibus(noun)
a large book containing a number of books, stories etc
a Jane Austen omnibus; (also adjective) an omnibus edition of Jane Austen's novels.
- omnibus, versamelboekAfrikaans
- مُجَلَّد يَضُم مَجموع كُتُب المُؤلِّفArabic
- сборникBulgarian
- coletâneaPortuguese (BR)
- antologie; souhrnnýCzech
- der Sammelband, Sammel...German
- etbindsudgaveDanish
- συλλογή έργωνGreek
- antologíaSpanish
- koguteosEstonian
- کلیاتFarsi
- kokoomateosFinnish
- recueilFrench
- מְקִיףHebrew
- सर्व रचना संग्रहHindi
- skupno izdanjeCroatian
- gyűjteményes kötetHungarian
- buku kumpulan ceritaIndonesian
- stórbók; safnbók sem inniheldur fleiri en eina skáldsöguIcelandic
- antologiaItalian
- 大型廉価板Japanese
- (한 작가의) 한 권으로 된 저작집Korean
- rinktinė; didelės apimties, rinktinių kūriniųLithuanian
- (rakstnieka darbu) krājums; kopotie rakstiLatvian
- buku pelbagaiMalay
- omnibusDutch
- samleverkNorwegian
- tom zbiorczyPolish
- کلیاتPersian
- كلياتPashto
- edição conjuntaPortuguese
- culegereRomanian
- сборник; антологияRussian
- antológia; súhrnnýSlovak
- zbirkaSlovenian
- omnibusSerbian
- samlingsverk, -volymSwedish
- หนังสือรวมเรื่องThai
- kitaplar antolojisiTurkish
- 彙編，文集，精選集Chinese (Trad.)
- омнібусUkrainian
- کليات، مجموعۂ رسائلUrdu
- sách in lại ở nhiều tác phẩmVietnamese
- 汇编，文集，精选集Chinese (Simp.)
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