sui generis
of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
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How to use sui generis in a sentence
It charts her ascent from the downtown New York art scene of the late 1970s into her own galaxy of sui generis art stardom and activism — a path that has passed through every imaginable lens and manifestation of media.
Laurie Anderson is why we have multimedia art. Her story comes full circle at the Hirshhorn. | Michael Andor Brodeur | October 7, 2021 | Washington Post“It is well established that a fetus is not a ‘person’; rather it is a sui generis organism,” the ruling stated.
Court Says Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Isn’t a Crime | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA study in American military control, a haunting sui generis novel, and a playful new short story collection.
For a long while Zinfandel was the mystery grape, apparently sui generis except that nobody knew where it came from.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama is something of a sui generis figure, yes, but I have my doubts.
Cosell was not only sui generis, he also faded quickly from public consciousness once he was pushed off the air.
The Only Sportscaster That Mattered: New Biography of Howard Cosell | Robert Lipsyte | November 20, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThis artist is, sui generis, a daughter of the people, of unconventional tastes and habits.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementWhat struck everyone who had the good fortune to hear Chopin was the fact that he was a pianist sui generis.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThat finely dressed gentleman is not a physician but a homeopathist sui generis—he professes completely the similis similibus.
The Reign of Greed | Jose RizalSternes too celebrated indecency, is, with one exception, sui generis.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | Laurence SterneAs the Argus is also sui generis, perhaps Bangs does right to conduct it in a peculiar manner.
Out of the Hurly-Burly | Charles Heber Clark
British Dictionary definitions for sui generis
/ (ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs) /
unique
Origin of sui generis
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for sui generis
[ (sooh-ee, sooh-eye jen-uh-ris) ]
A person or thing that is unique, in a class by itself: “She is an original artist; each of her paintings is sui generis.” From Latin, meaning “of its own kind.”
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