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sui generis
su·i ge·ne·ris S0871000 (so͞o′ī′ jĕn′ər-ĭs, so͞o′ē)adj. Being the only example of its kind; unique: "sui generis works like Mary Chesnut's Civil War diary" (Linda Orr).
[Latin suī generis : suī, of its own + generis, genitive of genus, kind.]sui generis (ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs) adjunique[Latin, literally: of its own kind]su•i ge•ne•ris (ˈsu i ˈdʒɛn ər ɪs, ˈsu aɪ)
adj. of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique. [< Latin] sui generisA Latin phrase meaning of its own kind, used to describe something considered unique.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sui generis - constituting a class of its own; unique; "a history book sui generis"; "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary"single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" |
Translationssui generis
Sui Generis[Latin, Of its own kind or class.] That which is the only one of its kind. sui generis(sooh-ee jen-ur-iss) n. Latin for one of a kind, unique. sui generis ‘of its own kind’.sui generis
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