omnibus

¹om·ni·bus

noun \ˈäm-ni-(ˌ)bəs\

Definition of OMNIBUS

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

Origin of OMNIBUS

French, from Latin, for all, dative plural of omnis

First Known Use: 1829

Other Transportation Terms

camber, corduroy, demurrage, milestone

Rhymes with OMNIBUS

autobus, blunderbuss, Gloomy Gus, harquebus, microbus, minibus, motor bus, overplus, trolleybus

²omnibus

adjective

Definition of OMNIBUS

1

: of, relating to, or providing for many things at once

2

: containing or including many items <an omnibus bill>

Examples of OMNIBUS

1. an omnibus edition of his more popular stories
2. <the president's state of the union speech is usually an omnibus look at the issues that the country is confronting>

First Known Use of OMNIBUS

1842

Related to OMNIBUS

Synonyms

all-embracing, all-in [chiefly British], all-inclusive, broad-gauge (or broad-gauged), compendious, complete, comprehensive, cover-all, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive, full, global, inclusive, in-depth, encyclopedic, panoramic, thorough, universal

Related Words

broad, catholic, encyclical, general, inclusionary, overall; cosmic (also cosmical), extensive, far, far-reaching, grand, large, panoptic, sweeping, vast, wide, wide-ranging; blanket, indiscriminate, unrestricted

Near Antonyms

circumscribed, limited, narrow, restricted, specialized; exact, precise; individual, singular, specific; incomplete, patchy, sketchy