First Known Use: 1754
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sui generis
adjective sui ge·ner·is \ˌsü-ˌī-ˈje-nə-rəs; ˌsü-ē-ˈje-, -ˈge-\
: in a class or group of its own : not like anything else
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Latin, of its own kind
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