Unique in its Class

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Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconone of a kind
Executive Parlanceunique
Scholarly Discoursetaxonomically isolated
Babel ZenithSui generis
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˈsuːaɪ ˈdʒenərɪs/

Etymology & Meaning

Of its own kind; constituting a class alone.

In the Boardroom

Positioning a product as so novel it defies existing market categories.

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