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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.

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   How many meanings does the word omnibus have?

   • 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. omnibus has developed meanings and uses in subjects including How common is the word omnibus? About 1 occurrence per million words in modern written English

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   • An "omnibus bill" containing numerous provisions, for example, could be likened to a bus loaded with people. After a prolonged standoff, largely along party lines, the omnibus funding bill passed in March 2024 reauthorizing the program, but only for one year.

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   Where did the word omnibus come from?

   • Our adjective omnibus, which arrived in the mid-1800s, seems to hark back to that Latin omnibus, though it may also have been at least partially influenced by the English noun. An "omnibus bill" containing numerous provisions, for example, could be likened to a bus loaded with people.

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   What is an omnibus book?

   • An omnibus is a book which contains a large collection of stories or articles, often by a particular person or about a particular subject. An omnibus is a bus. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Omnibus has 12 meanings in English, mostly related to theatre, film, and broadcasting. It comes from French and means "bus" or "omnibus".

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