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sui generis

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su·i ge·ne·ris  (s jnr-s, s)
adj.
Being the only example of its kind; unique: "sui generis works like Mary Chesnut's Civil War diary" (Linda Orr).

[Latin su generis : su, of its own + generis, genitive of genus, kind.]

sui generis [ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs]
adj
unique
[Latin, literally: of its own kind]
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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"
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sui generis
adjsui generis (geh), → einzig(artig)


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If I mistake not, he will prove to be sui generis, and akin to no other reptile in creation.
 
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