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autobus

au·to·bus

UK/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/ US/ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

  • “he always rode the bus to work”

Origin

From auto- (prefix meaning ‘self’, in the sense of being self-propelled) + bus.

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