omnibus

omnibus
1. noun
a) An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.

"Please, is that an omnibus?""Omnibus est," said the driver, without turning round.

b) A television program consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been shown in the previous week.

"Omnibus, my friend informs me, comes from the Latin omnibus, meaning to or for by with or from everybody, which is a very good description. Well, this song is about a bus, its wittily subtitled - I thought of this - A Transport of Delight."

a) Containing multiple items.

The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.

b) 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


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  • Omnibus — Omnibus …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • omnibus — [ ɔmnibys ] n. m. et adj. • 1825; de voiture omnibus; lat. omnibus « pour tous » → 1. bus 1 ♦ Anciennt Voiture publique d abord hippomobile, puis automobile, transportant des voyageurs dans une ville. Impériale d un omnibus. L omnibus Madeleine… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Omnibus — may refer to: Contents 1 See also Law Omnibus bill, a single legislative document containing many laws or amendments Omnibus spending bill, a single legislative document that sets the budget of many government departments Omnibus clause …   Wikipedia

  • omnibus — adjective all embracing, all inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, collective, compendious, complete, composite, comprehensive, encyclopedic, encyclopedical, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, general, generic, generical, inclusive, inclusory,… …   Law dictionary

  • Omnibus — Sm std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. (voiture) omnibus (eigentlich Fahrzeug für alle ), dieses aus l. omnibus für alle , zu l. omnēs alle . Die Kurzform Bus aus ne. bus.    Ebenso nndl. omnibus, ne. bus, nschw. omnibus, nnorw. omnibus …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Omnibus — Omnibus: Das Substantiv wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. omnibus (eigentlich wohl voiture omnibus »Wagen für alle«) entlehnt (lat. omnibus »für alle« ist der Dativ von lat. omnes »alle«). Häufiger als die Vollform »Omnibus« ist die Mitte des… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • omnibus — om ni*bus, a. Pertaining to or dealing with a variety of topics at one time; as, omnibus legislation; an omnibus budget bill. [PJC] {Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • omnibus — ȍmnibus m DEFINICIJA 1. pov. prom. zatvorena putnička kola s konjskom zapregom u gradskom prometu; konjski tramvaj 2. prom. autobus u gradskom prijevozu 3. knjiž. knjiga s cjelovitom zbirkom (članaka, eseja, pripovijedaka, pjesama) jednog ili… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • ómnibus — (plural ómnibus) sustantivo masculino 1. Uso/registro: restringido. Autocar dedicado al transporte público entre poblaciones: El ómnibus pasa cada media hora. tren ómnibus. Sinónimo: autobús …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • omnibus — / ɔmnibus/ s.m. [dal fr. omnibus, tratto dal lat. omnĭbus per tutti (dativo plur. di omnis ogni )]. (trasp.) [carrozzone a cavalli, con molti posti, che nel sec. 19° faceva servizio regolare nelle grandi città] ▶◀ diligenza …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • ómnibus — ‘Vehículo de transporte colectivo por carretera’. En España significa también ‘tren que para en todas las estaciones’. Es invariable en plural (→ plural, 1f): «Empleados que corrían hacia los ómnibus y los tranvías» (Ribeyro Geniecillos [Perú… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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