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English
Etymology
From Latin omnium (literally “of all”), genitive plural of omnis (“all, every”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɒm.ni.əm/, /ˈɒm.njəm/
Noun
omnium (plural omniums)
- (cycling) A multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently it consists of the following six events: flying lap, points race, elimination, individual pursuit, scratch race, and time trial.
- (finance) The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is usually funded.
1855, Charles Fenn, Fenn's Compendium of the English and Foreign Funds, Debts and Revenues of All Nations, Banks, Railways, Mines, and the Principal Joint Stock Companies:When a loan is contracted , the prices of Omnium may be quoted for delivery of the receipts , and afterwards for money , and the next succeeding payment .
References
“omnium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
omnium m (plural omniums)
- (sports) an open (open sports tournament)
- (cycling) an omnium (a multi-event track cycling race)
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
omnium
- genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of omnis
Noun
omnium n pl
- genitive of omnia