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Definition of sui generis adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sui generis

adjective

NAmE//ˌsui ˈdʒɛnərəs//

, NAmE//ˌsuaɪˈdʒɛnərəs//

(from Latin) (formal)

different from all other people or things synonym unique

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