sui generis
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adjective \ˌsü-ˌī-ˈje-nə-rəs; ˌsü-ē-ˈje-, -ˈge-\Definition of SUI GENERIS
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- <among history's greats Leonardo da Vinci is often considered sui generis—a man of such stupendous genius that the world may never see his like again>
Origin of SUI GENERIS
Latin, of its own kind
First Known Use: 1754
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