SINCE 1828
ejusdem generis
adjective
ejus·dem gen·er·is
| \ē-ˈjəs-dəm-ˈje-nə-ris, ā-ˈyu̇s-dem-ˈge-ne-rēs\
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: of the same kind or class
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