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omnibus

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[bus]] {{gl|vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads}}.
  2. An [[anthology]] of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
  3. A [[broadcast#Noun|broadcast]] [[programme]] consisting of all of the [[episode]]s of a [[serial]] that have been shown in the previous week.
  4. {{lb|en|philately}} A [[stamp#Noun|stamp]] [[issue#Noun|issue]], usually [[commemorative]], that appears [[simultaneously]] in several countries as a [[joint issue]].
  5. {{senseid|en|assistant waiter}} {{lb|en|obsolete|slang|chiefly|US}}<!--OED--> An [[assistant]] [[waiter]].
  6. an [[omnibus box]].

Adjective

  1. Containing [[multiple]] items.
  2. Of a transportation service, calling at every station, as opposed to [[express]]; [[local]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To combine ([[legislative]] [[bill#Noun|bills]], etc.) into a single [[package#Noun|package]].
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To [[drive#Verb|drive]] an omnibus.
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To [[travel#Verb|travel]] or be [[transport#Verb|transported]] by omnibus.

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