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adjective (pos=sui generis, -)
  1. In a class of its own; one of a kind.
Anyone who considers the Femmes has never listened to the Velvets.
we see him as he sees himself, surveying the invisible depths of ethical space, with all the distinction of a specialist in the . - "How To Do Things With Words" (1955), by J.L. Austin
  1. (context, rarer) By itself; of its own
It is nothing to worry about , but in context of the other factors it's alarming indeed.
Etymology: Borrowed from .


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