HyperDic: sui_generis

English > 1 sense of the expression sui generis:
ADJECTIVEallsui generisconstituting a class of its own
English > sui generis: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningconstituting a class of its own; unique.
Examples
  • "a history book sui generis"
  • "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary"
BroadersingleExisting alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual

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