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   omnibus

   /ˈɒmnɪbəs/

   noun

   • 1. a volume containing several books previously published separately: "an omnibus of her first trilogy"
   • ▪ a single edition of two or more consecutive television or radio programmes previously broadcast separately: British "Coronation Street's rival EastEnders was boosted by a weekend omnibus"
   • 2. a bus: dated "a horse-drawn omnibus"

   adjective

   • 1. comprising several items: "omnibus editions of novels"

   Word Origin early 19th century: via French from Latin, literally ‘for all’, dative plural of omnis.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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