"suum cuique" meaning in Latin

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Phrase

IPA: [ˈsu.ũː ˈkʊj.kʷɛ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsuː.um ˈkuj.kʷe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=suum cuique}} suum cuique
  1. (idiomatic) to each according to its own merits; to each his own Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: unicuique suum
    Sense id: en-suum_cuique-la-phrase-8Zj-c1Lx Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "to give each its own",
          "text": "suum cuique tribuere",
          "translation": "to give each its own",
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          "english": "To each [individual], his own is beautiful.",
          "ref": "106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes 5.63",
          "text": "Suum cuique pulchrum est.",
          "translation": "To each [individual], his own is beautiful.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈsuː.um ˈkuj.kʷe]",
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