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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.Ìý

    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.Ìýa group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.



suite

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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of suite1

1665–75; < French, apparently metathetic variant of Old French siute ( suit ); akin to sue, suitor
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of suite1

C17: from French, from Old French sieute; see suit
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There was his comped Aria hotel room — a standard room, not a suite, he said.

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The world-title dream and future opponents will become clearer after the weekend, with Wardley hoping there is no urgent dash from the ring to the delivery suite.

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This is a party in need of repair and many, from the convention floor to the hospitality suites, acknowledged as much.

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Abe, a writer for Japan’s Chunichi Sports newspaper, was followed into the concourse of Dodger Stadium’s suite level by four other reporters from his country.

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Instead of lounging in a cushy, air-conditioned owner’s suite, Cole is in the dugout hours before showtime — a Disney-like archetype, his energy as vibrant as his layered, all-yellow suit, braving the afternoon heat.

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