omnibus

Everyday

1. A book or TV programme that puts several stories or episodes together in one. tree →
2. (old) A bus; «bus» is short for omnibus. tree →
3. (adjective, formal) Covering many things at once: an omnibus bill. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life you may see the «Sunday omnibus» of a TV show (all the week's episodes together) or an omnibus book of a whole series. In history lessons, the omnibus was a horse-drawn bus. Phrases: omnibus edition.

Examples

• Grandma watches the omnibus of her favourite soap on Sundays. tree →
• I got an omnibus of all three dragon books. tree →
• The first omnibuses were pulled by horses. tree →
• «Bus» is short for omnibus. tree →
• The omnibus edition is three hours long. tree →
• The library has an omnibus of fairy tales. tree →
• Carriages and omnibuses are crowded, stuffed and embroidered with people. tree →

Note

Plural: omnibuses. From Latin meaning «for all». Mostly old or formal; today we say bus. Not a maths word, though an omnibus edition adds up several episodes.