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Definition of sui generis adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sui generis

adjective

/ˌsuːi ˈdʒenərɪs/,

/ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒenərɪs/

/ˌsuːi ˈdʒenərɪs/,

/ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒenərɪs/

(from Latin, formal)

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different from all other people or things synonym unique
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of its own kind’.

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