suite
[ sweet or for 3 often, soot ]
/ swit or for 3 often, sut /
noun
a number of things forming a series or set.
a connected series of rooms to be used together: a hotel suite.
a set of furniture, especially a set comprising the basic furniture necessary for one room: a bedroom suite.
a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.
Music.
- an ordered series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, commonly preceded by a prelude.
- an ordered series of instrumental movements of any character.
Computers. a group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.
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Origin of suite
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British Dictionary definitions for suite
suite
/ (swiːt) /
noun
a series of items intended to be used together; set
a number of connected rooms in a hotel forming one living unitthe presidential suite
a matching set of furniture, esp of two armchairs and a settee
a number of attendants or followers
music
- an instrumental composition consisting of several movements in the same key based on or derived from dance rhythms, esp in the baroque period
- an instrumental composition in several movements less closely connected than a sonata
- a piece of music containing movements based on or extracted from music already used in an opera, ballet, play, etc
Word Origin for suite
C17: from French, from Old French sieute; see suit
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Cultural definitions for suite
suite
[ (sweet) ]
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.
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