omnibuses

Variant of omnibus

omnibus definition

om·ni·bus (äm′ni bəs)

noun pl. omnibuses -·bus′es

  1. bus (sense )
  2. a large volume containing a collection of previously published works, as by a single author or on one theme

Etymology: Fr < (voiture)omnibus, lit., (carriage) for all < L, dat. pl. of omnis, all

adjective

including many things or having a variety of purposes or uses

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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