suite

[sweet, soot]

noun

1. a number of things forming a series or set.

2. a connected series of rooms to be used together.

   a hotel suite.

3. a set of furniture, especially a set comprising the basic furniture necessary for one room.

   a bedroom suite.

4. a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.

5. Music.

   1. an ordered series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, commonly preceded by a prelude.

   2. an ordered series of instrumental movements of any character.

6. Computers.,  a group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.

suite

/ swiːt /

noun

1. a series of items intended to be used together; set

2. a number of connected rooms in a hotel forming one living unit

   the presidential suite

3. a matching set of furniture, esp of two armchairs and a settee

4. a number of attendants or followers

5. music

   1. an instrumental composition consisting of several movements in the same key based on or derived from dance rhythms, esp in the baroque period

   2. an instrumental composition in several movements less closely connected than a sonata

   3. a piece of music containing movements based on or extracted from music already used in an opera, ballet, play, etc

suite

1. A group of related pieces of music or movements played in sequence. In the baroque era, a suite was a succession of different kinds of dances. In more recent times, suites have contained excerpts from longer works, such as ballets, or have simply portrayed a scene, as in Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of suite¹

1665–75; < French, apparently metathetic variant of Old French siute ( suit ); akin to sue, suitor

Word History and Origins

Origin of suite¹

C17: from French, from Old French sieute; see _suit

Example Sentences

Oracle is, at its heart, a software play, and offers a full suite of applications tailored to manage large amounts of information.

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That way, it can offer a suite of products that complement each other—and win more business.

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They are seeing enough appetite in corporate boardrooms and executive suites, as well as a booming stock market, that they are pushing ahead with plans to expand and battling for top hires.

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After a job interview, Rory, then 28, was accepted for a job as a detention officer in Charing Cross custody suite, helping to make sure detainees were fed, watered, and kept safe.

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Charing Cross has one of the Met's 22 custody suites where people are held after arrest and before they are charged or released.

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Related Words

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