noun

omnibus

OM-nih-buhs

noun

A large public bus, especially historically.

"Horse-drawn omnibuses once carried passengers through London's streets."

A single volume collecting multiple previously published works, or a broadcast collecting a week's episodes.

"The Sunday omnibus lets fans catch up on every episode from the week."

"The publisher released an omnibus of the author's first three novels."

adj

Covering or combining many different items at once.

"Congress passed an omnibus bill covering dozens of unrelated issues."

How to Use Omnibus

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that bundles many things together, whether a bus, a TV rerun block, or a giant piece of legislation.

Common pairings

omnibus bill omnibus edition

omnibused past tense, omnibussed past tense, omnibuses plural, omnibusses plural, omnibi plural, omnibuses singular, omnibusses singular

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Horse-drawn _____ once carried passengers through London's streets.

From Latin omnibus, "for all," the dative plural of omnis — originally used to describe a carriage "for everyone."

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