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omnibus (noun) – 1. (a) A large horse-drawn public conveyance, especially of the late 1800s.
(b) A long motor vehicle for passengers; a bus.
- A printed anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects.
(adj) – Including or covering many things or classes.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : 1829, “long-bodied, four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers,” from French (voiture) omnibus “(carriage) for all, common (conveyance),” from Latin omnibus “for all,” dative plural of omnis “all”. Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or ’20, used in London from 1829.
As an adjective, in reference to legislation, “designed to cover many different cases, embracing numerous distinct objects,” recorded from 1835; in U.S., used especially of the Compromise of 1850. Noun meaning “man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant” is attested from 1888.
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