OMNIBUS


Meaning of OMNIBUS in English

/ ˈɒmnɪbəs; NAmE ˈɑːm-/ noun , adjective

■ noun

1.

( BrE ) a television or radio programme that combines several recent programmes in a series :

the 90-minute Sunday omnibus edition

2.

a large book that contains a number of books, for example novels by the same author

3.

( old-fashioned ) a bus

■ adjective

( NAmE ) including many things or different types of thing :

an omnibus law

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: via French from Latin , literally for all , dative plural of omnis .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.