Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Notes, anecdotes, and information upon all subjects.
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- noun Pieces of information concerning everything.
Etymologies
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From Latin omnis, everything
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Examples
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'Hoties' -- [Greek: hoti s] -- 'whatevers,' that is, whatever is written, no matter what, true or false, -- 'omniana'; 'all sorts of varieties,' as a dear young lady once said to me.
Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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n., Thoughts or scraps of information about all or many kinds of things, esp. (a collection of) notes, jottings, or short pieces of writing on various subjects.
August 9, 2008