Omnibus
WordNet
noun
(1) A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
"He always rode the bus to work"
(2) An anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , dative plural of
Noun
- A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).
- 1911: E. M. Forster, "The Celestial Omnibus"
- "Please, is that an omnibus?"
"Omnibus est," said the driver, without turning round.
- "Please, is that an omnibus?"
- 1911: E. M. Forster, "The Celestial Omnibus"
- An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
- A television program consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been shown in the previous week.
Adjective
omnibus (no or ; used only before a noun)
- Containing multiple items.
- The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
- An edition of a radio programme consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been broadcast 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.