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omnibus

/ˈɒmnɪbəs/noun

उच्चारण ऑम्निबस

संकलन, संग्रह

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nounomnibuses
  1. 1

    [C]

    a book containing several books or stories, especially by the same author; a television programme that combines several earlier programmes

    संकलन, संग्रह

    • a Sherlock Holmes omnibus
    • The bookshop has an omnibus of all the stories by the great Bengali author.
    • I bought an omnibus of three detective novels.
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    • The channel showed a weekend omnibus of the week's episodes.
    • The collection is an omnibus of the poet's early work.

    Synonyms anthology compilation collection compendium

  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a bus

    बस

    • the omnibus to the station
    • In the old novel, the characters take an omnibus from the market to the church.
    • The omnibus rattled along the narrow lane to the harbour.
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    • Passengers waited for the omnibus outside the post office.
    • Old photographs show an omnibus carrying people through the busy square.

    Synonyms bus coach

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    including many different things

    सर्वव्यापक, अनेक विषयों वाला

    • an omnibus bill in Parliament
    • The omnibus bill combined several different reforms into a single law.
    • The minister introduced an omnibus bill covering taxes, health and schools.
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    • An omnibus edition of the magazine appeared at the end of the year.
    • The committee prepared an omnibus report on all the complaints.

    Synonyms comprehensive all-embracing general inclusive

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

anthology compilation collection compendium bus coach comprehensive all-embracing general inclusive

AaSpelling

om·ni·bus

?Which word?

Keep the omni- words together: omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), omnipresent (present everywhere), omnivorous (eating all kinds of food), omnibus (for all).

Omni- शब्द साथ याद रखिए: omnipotent (सर्वशक्तिमान), omniscient (सर्वज्ञ), omnipresent (सर्वव्यापी), omnivorous (सब प्रकार का भोजन खाने वाला), omnibus (सबके लिए)।

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General knowledge

The word bus is a short form of omnibus (Latin, 'for all').

Bus शब्द omnibus (Latin, 'सबके लिए') का छोटा रूप है।

An omnibus bill in Parliament covers many different subjects.

संसद में omnibus bill कई अलग विषयों को समेटता है।