Sui

[swee]

noun

1. a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.

Example Sentences

A smashing retrospective of a seemingly sui generis artist — Therrien died at 71 in 2019 — he takes a prominent place among a number of distinctive painters and sculptors since the 1960s and 1970s in L.A. that don’t seem to fit comfortably within larger categories.

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Mr. Richardson’s explication of these sui generis novels is astute and highly welcome.

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At one hour and one minute, “One Shot With Ed Sheeran” is both a novelty and a mini-immersion in its star’s music, which is fairly sui generis.

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“It’s just as you guessed, Miss Lumley. I checked every bookshop from here to Charing Cross. There are no Hixby’s guides, of any kind, anywhere. Nobody’s ever heard of them. What you’ve got there is sui generis.”

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“Clever boy! Latin it is. ‘Sui generis’; it means ‘one of a kind.’

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