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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary om·ni·bus
\\ˈäm-ni-(ˌ)bəs\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French, from Latin, for all, dative plural of omnis DATE 1829 1. a usually automotive public vehicle designed to carry a large number of passengers : bus 2. a book containing reprints of a number of works
adjective DATE 1842 1. of, relating to, or providing for many things at once 2. containing or including many items an omnibus bill English Etymology omnibus 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from Fr. (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from L. omnibus "for all," dat. pl. of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Laffitte in Paris, 1820. In ref. to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (cf.busboy). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 omnibus omni·bus / 5CmnibEs; NAmE 5B:m- / noun1. (BrE) a television or radio programme that combines several recent programmes in a series (广播、电视)综合节目: the 90-minute Sunday omnibus edition 90 分钟节目的星期天综合版 2. a large book that contains a number of books, for example novels by the same author (若干种作品的)汇编,选集 3. (old-fashioned) a bus 公共汽车adjective (NAmE) including many things or different types of thing 综合性的；选编的: an omnibus law (含多项法令的)综合法令 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged om·ni·bus I. \ˈämnə̇ˌbəs, -nē-, -_bəs\ noun (-es) Etymology: French, from Latin, for all, dative plural of omnis all; perhaps akin to Latin ops wealth — more at opulent 1. : a public vehicle usually automotive and 4-wheeled and designed to carry a comparatively large number of passengers : bus 2. : omnibus bill < this bill is an omnibus and is being reviewed at length by the author — E.H.Wilson > 3. : busboy < little omnibuses in white suits moved about gathering up papers or napkins dropped by careless diners — H.S.Harrison > 4. : a book containing reprints of a number of works (as of a single author or on a single subject or related subjects) II. adjective : of, relating to, or providing for many things or classes at once :containing or including many items < meager appropriation in view of the omnibus nature of its assignment — Nation's Business > < a sort of omnibus tribute, touching on the natives, the huts, the palm trees, … hookworm, dysentery — R.L.Taylor > |
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