Friday Phrase: Sui generis

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Sui generis, pronounced SOO-ee JEN-ər-iss, is a Latin phrase that boils down to "unique" or something in a class by itself. Kind of like this fuzzy fellow:





However, the term is often used in biology, the art world, law and philosophy--and Wikipedia has a great rundown on those definitions.

Comments

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I do love this phrase :)

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

Had Charlotte been exposed to Latin, she might have labeled Wilbur thus for a bilingual pun.