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Life must be considered sui generis; it is not a form of energy, nor can it be expressed in terms of something else.
Oliver Joseph Lodge

Meaning of "sui generis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUI GENERIS

Latin, literally: of its own kind.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUI GENERIS

sui generis  [ˌsuːaɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUI GENERIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sui generis is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUI GENERIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sui generis

Sui generis is a Latin phrase, meaning "of its own kind/genus" and hence "unique in its characteristics". The term is widely used to refer to more esoteric entities in a number of disciplines, including ▪ philosophy, when a concept is not available; ▪ biology, when a species does not fit into a genus which includes other species; ▪ law, when a special and unique interpretation of a case or authority is found to be necessary; ▪ intellectual property rights, where there is no defining characteristic; and ▪ politics and societal norms, where there is no real authority perceived. ▪ creative arts, where an artistic work goes beyond conventional genre boundaries.

Definition of sui generis in the English dictionary

The definition of sui generis in the dictionary is unique.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUI GENERIS


avarice
ˈævərɪs
berberis
ˈbɜːbərɪs
cantharis
ˈkænθərɪs
caryopteris
ˌkærɪˈɒptərɪs
Charteris
ˈtʃɑːtərɪs
clitoris
ˈklɪtərɪs
ephemeris
ɪˈfɛmərɪs
eucharis
ˈjuːkərɪs
heiress
ˈɛərɪs
iberis
aɪˈbɪərɪs
licorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
liquorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
mayoress
ˈmɛərɪs
naris
ˈnɛərɪs
peeress
ˈpɪərɪs
pieris
ˈpaɪərɪs
prioress
ˈpraɪərɪs
Seferis
səˈfɛərɪs
sorceress
ˈsɔːsərɪs
Sybaris
ˈsɪbərɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUI GENERIS

sui juris
suicidal
suicidally
suicide
suicide attack
suicide attempt
suicide bid
suicide bomber
suicide bombing
suicide note
suicide pact
suicide watch
suicidologist
suicidology
suid
suidian
suilline
suing
suint

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUI GENERIS

aris
auris
bris
Capris
Crateris
debris
doris
Eris
Gris
Harris
hubris
iris
kris
loris
mons veneris
montes veneris
Morris
Osiris
Paris
Polaris

Synonyms and antonyms of sui generis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sui generis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUI GENERIS

Find out the translation of sui generis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sui generis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sui generis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自成一格
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sui generis
570 millions of speakers

English

sui generis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुई जेनेरिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فريد من نوعه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

особого рода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sui generis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বজাতীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sui generis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sui generis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sui generis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独特の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수이 generis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sui generis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sui generis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூய் ஜென்ரிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुइ जनिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sui generis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sui generis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sui generis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

особливого роду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sui generis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sui generis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sui generis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sui generis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sui generis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sui generis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUI GENERIS»

The term «sui generis» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUI GENERIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sui generis

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QUOTES WITH «SUI GENERIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sui generis.
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Oliver Joseph Lodge
Life must be considered sui generis; it is not a form of energy, nor can it be expressed in terms of something else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUI GENERIS»

Discover the use of sui generis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sui generis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Supranational Criminal Law: A System Sui Generis
Or is it merely the result of crisis management? Those are some of the questions that are highlighted in this first volume of the Supranational Criminal Law series.
Roelof Haveman, Olga Kavran, Julian Nicholls, 2003
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Sui Generis
This is a unique Festschrift for a one-of-a-kind philosopher. Richard Hull thinks philosophically to develop ethical solutions for real-life problems with compassion and humor.
Elizabeth D. Boepple, 2005
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Manufacturing Religion : The Discourse on Sui Generis ...
In this new book, author Russell McCutcheon offers a powerful critique of traditional scholarship on religion, focusing on multiple interrelated targets.
Department of Religious Studies University of Alabama Russell T. McCutcheon Associate Professor and Chair, 1997
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Manufacturing Religion: The Discourse on Sui Generis ...
In this new book, author Russell McCutcheon offers a powerful critique of traditional scholarship on religion, focusing on multiple interrelated targets.
Russell T. McCutcheon, 2003
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Rethinking European Union Foreign Policy
The study of European integration has in the past been plagued by the so-called sui generis problem: 'the EU is considered somehow beyond international relations, somehow a quasi-state or an inverted federation, or some other locution' ...
Ben Tonra, Thomas Christiansen, 2004
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Biotechnology and the Challenge of Property: Property Rights ...
to consider the development of a sui generis system for the protection of TK?" A ' sui generic' system is a unique one?” It is a system 'specifically designed to address the needs and concerns of a particular issue'?" There does not appear to be ...
Dr Remigius N Nwabueze, 2013
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Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing ...
Since the TRIPS Council has explicitly requested its member countries to notify of their sui generis laws for the protection of plant varieties, with reference to Article 63(2) on notifications of law, it has already indicated that it regards the sui ...
Dr Regine Andersen, 2013
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International Law and Indigenous Knowledge: Intellectual ...
The underlying arguments have been conflated into a search for an appropriate sui generis model that fits the peculiarity of indigenous knowledge without compromising its cultural content and context. In accordance with CBD objectives , a sui ...
Chidi Oguamanam, 2006
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Intellectual Property and Information Wealth: Issues and ...
Additional flexibility in the article 27(3) language can be found in the use of the expression "an" effective sui generis system, as opposed to "the" effective system. The language implicitly allows nations to determine the type of sui generis ...
Peter K. Yu, 2007
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Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Varieties: ...
Sui generis protection for plant varieties under TRIPs As noted above, TRIPs authorizes WTO Members to eschew patent protection for plants and plant varieties and adopt instead an "effective sui generis system" of protection. The following ...
Laurence R. Helfer, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUI GENERIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sui generis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Men jump on resale bandwagon
Consignment store Sui Generis began in 2006 and now boasts two shops — one for ready-to-wear, above, and one for formal wear. Both are in S.F.. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
2
Exanima is a dungeon crawler prelude to Sui Generis, now in beta
Sui Generis, as you may or may not recall, is a physics-based open world action RPG in development by indie studio Bare Mettle Entertainment. Having ... «games.on.net, Mar 15»
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Watch Former Blazer Martell Webster's Pacific Northwest-Heavy …
Former Portland combo guard Martell Webster, currently of the Washington Wizards, spits a bit himself, under the alias Sui Generis. Unlike Lillard, though, who ... «Willamette Week, Feb 15»
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Inside the New Sui Generis; SoMa Gets a Soul; Stanford Gets a …
COW HOLLOW— The team behind Sui Generis opened a new women's store on Union in November, and we have your first look at all the glam. On the opposite ... «Eater SF, Dec 14»
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Remodelista Market, New Sui Generis Store, a McMullen Fashion …
You know it's officially started, right? Luckily, we have some of the best merchandise to choose from in the Bay Area due in large part to the many crafty markets ... «7x7, Nov 14»
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PREMIERE: I Am Legion – Warp Speed Thuggin' (Sui Generis Remix)
The dual-pitched hook is ready-made for deep applications, and the England-born Sui Generis submerges it front and center in a steady stream of sidechained ... «LessThan3, Jun 14»
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Hannah Arendt was right: Walter Benjamin is “sui generis
“The trouble with everything Benjamin wrote was that it always turned out to be sui generis.” As a result, he was denied lasting professional success. «Salon, Mar 14»
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Crimea is Not Kosovo
Kosovo's situation was unique (sui generis). Yugoslavia collapsed, liberating Kosovo from legal claims by Belgrade. Ukraine was recognized by the international ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
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Meta Search Engine Infringes Sui Generis Database Right
Wegener considered that Innoweb's meta search engine compromised its sui generis database right. Wegener successfully obtained a preliminary injunction ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Feb 14»
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'Sui generis'
... deployed at the right place and time—tough and tender, principled and pragmatic, resolute and forgiving. In this, Nelson Mandela was unique—sui generis. «Inquirer.net, Dec 13»

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