sui generis

Speech parts

1. sui generis - Noun

2. sui generis - Adjective

4. sui generis - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of his or its own kind.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

supreme only single particular special specific individual personal separate sole peerless unique distinct rare perfect
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Antonyms

common multiple normal medium ordinary usual
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Examples

Sir George Ross (Federal Cabinet, Premier of Ontario)– "Mackenzie was sui generis a debater. His humorous sallies blistered like a blast from a flaming smelter. His sterling honesty is a great heritage, and will keep his memory green to all future generations.”. Alexander Mackenzie

a history book sui generis Source: Internet

sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary Source: Internet

A chemical patent or a pharmaceutical patent is therefore not a sui generis right, i.e. a special legal type of patent. Source: Internet

For a century and a half its status has been unique, a masterpiece sui generis, embodying interpretive problems wholly its own. Source: Internet

He also incorporated unexpected elements: non-Western instruments, yodelling by the sui generis vocalist Leon Thomas. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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