sui generis
[ soo -i ge-ne-ris; English soo-ahy jen-er-is, soo-ee ]
/ ˈsʊ ɪ ˈgɛ nɛ rɪs; English ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒɛn ər ɪs, ˈsu i /
adjective Latin.
of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
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British Dictionary definitions for sui generis
sui generis
/ (ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs) /
adjective
unique
Word Origin for sui generis
Latin, literally: of its own kind
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Word Origin and History for sui generis
sui generis
1787, Latin, literally "of one's own kind, peculiar." First element from sui, genitive of suus "his, her, its, one's," from Old Latin sovos, from PIE root *swe-, pronoun of the third person (see idiom).
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Culture definitions for sui generis
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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