omnibus

Meaning

Noun

1. (dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
2. An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
3. A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.
4. A stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
5. (US, obsolete, slang) An assistant waiter.
6. an omnibus box

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Containing multiple items.
2. (not-comparable) Of a transportation service, calling at every station, as opposed to express; local.

Verb

1. (transitive) To combine (legislative bills, etc.) into a single package.
2. (dated, intransitive) To drive an omnibus.
3. (dated, intransitive) To travel or be transported by omnibus.

Synonyms

bus

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autobus

motorbus

coach

motor bus

jitney

compilation

double-decker

charabanc

motorcoach

passenger vehicle

universal

Catholic

auto bus

cab

carriage

comprehensive

concise

general

generic

global

passenger car

stage

succinct

Translations

omnibus

autobus

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autobús

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omnibus

ônibus

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λεωφορείο

bus

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autobus

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autobus

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Omnibus

òmnibus

omnibus

Bus

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒmnɪbəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”).