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OMNIBUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
Example:
he always rode the bus to work
Synonyms:
autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("omnibus" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
Meronyms (parts of "omnibus"):
roof (protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)
window (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
Domain member category:
passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "omnibus"):
minibus (a light bus (4 to 10 passengers))
school bus (a bus used to transport children to or from school)
trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus (a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)
Holonyms ("omnibus" is a member of...):
fleet (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)
Derivation:
omnibus (providing for many things at once)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("omnibus" is a kind of...):
anthology (a collection of selected literary passages)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Providing for many things at once
Example:
an omnibus law
Classified under:
Similar:
comprehensive (including all or everything)
Derivation:
omnibus (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)
