suite
[ sweet or, for 3 often, soot ]
/ swit or, for 3 often, sut /
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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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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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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