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单词 omnibus
释义 om·ni·bus
I. \ˈämnə̇ˌbəs, -nē-, -_bəs\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French, from Latin, for all, dative plural of omnis all; perhaps akin to Latin ops wealth — more at opulent
1. : a public vehicle usually automotive and 4-wheeled and designed to carry a comparatively large number of passengers : bus
2. : omnibus bill
 < this bill is an omnibus and is being reviewed at length by the author — E.H.Wilson >
3. : busboy
 < little omnibuses in white suits moved about gathering up papers or napkins dropped by careless diners — H.S.Harrison >
4. : a book containing reprints of a number of works (as of a single author or on a single subject or related subjects)
II. adjective
: of, relating to, or providing for many things or classes at once : containing or including many items
 < meager appropriation in view of the omnibus nature of its assignment — Nation's Business >
 < a sort of omnibus tribute, touching on the natives, the huts, the palm trees, … hookworm, dysentery — R.L.Taylor >
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