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11-18-2011, 01:04 AM
Word of the Day: Friday, November 18, 2011: omnibus
\OM-nuh-buhs\ , noun;
1. A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.
2. A bus.
adjective:
1. Pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.
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Quotes:
He is working on an omnibus volume that will combine old and new material to explain what he's been doing all these years.
-- Benjamin Ivry, “Joseph Mitchell's Secret” New York Magazine, Feb. 9, 1987
An omnibus containing extracts from past works, linked with Koestler's 1980 comments, it has a far more coherent shape than the author appears to think.
-- Bernard Dixon, “Two Cultures At One” New Scientist, Jan. 8, 1981
Origin:
Omnibus means “for all” in Latin.
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\OM-nuh-buhs\ , noun;
1. A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.
2. A bus.
adjective:
1. Pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.
Definition of omnibus|See synonyms|Comment on today's word|Suggest tomorrow's word
Quotes:
He is working on an omnibus volume that will combine old and new material to explain what he's been doing all these years.
-- Benjamin Ivry, “Joseph Mitchell's Secret” New York Magazine, Feb. 9, 1987
An omnibus containing extracts from past works, linked with Koestler's 1980 comments, it has a far more coherent shape than the author appears to think.
-- Bernard Dixon, “Two Cultures At One” New Scientist, Jan. 8, 1981
Origin:
Omnibus means “for all” in Latin.
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