en suite

[ ahn -sweet ]

/ ɑ̃ ˈswit /

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adverb, adjective French.

in succession; in a series or set.

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Words nearby en suite

enspirit, enstatite, enstrophe, ensue, ensuing, en suite, ensure, enswathe, ENT, entablature, entablement

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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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One hostage died en route, the Journal reported, while the other died on the operating table.
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They pulled up in unmarked cars and on motorcycles, appearing en masse out of the darkness.
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You will follow the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?
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He was living quite en garçon, with only one man, his house having been let for the season.
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Their Chateau en Espagne seemed invisible, as such chateaux usually are; and where it might be found, who was there to tell?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
True; but as we are far enough now from that point, we must e'en make the best of the bad.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Il avoit sa belle robe soubs soy (car c'estoit en est), et se preparoit sa harangue funebre.
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British Dictionary definitions for en suite

en suite

/ French (ɑ̃ sɥit) /

adverb

as part of a set; forming a unita hotel room with bathroom en suite

Word Origin for en suite

C19: literally: in sequence

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