suite
Americannoun
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a number of things forming a series or set.
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a connected series of rooms to be used together.
a hotel suite.
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a set of furniture, especially a set comprising the basic furniture necessary for one room.
a bedroom suite.
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a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.
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Music.
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an ordered series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, commonly preceded by a prelude.
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an ordered series of instrumental movements of any character.
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Computers. a group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.
noun
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a series of items intended to be used together; set
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a number of connected rooms in a hotel forming one living unit
the presidential suite
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a matching set of furniture, esp of two armchairs and a settee
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a number of attendants or followers
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music
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an instrumental composition consisting of several movements in the same key based on or derived from dance rhythms, esp in the baroque period
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an instrumental composition in several movements less closely connected than a sonata
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a piece of music containing movements based on or extracted from music already used in an opera, ballet, play, etc
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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.
Etymology
Origin of suite
1665–75; < French, apparently metathetic variant of Old French siute ( suit ); akin to sue, suitor
Example Sentences
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The music coheres into one loud, unbroken suite, and yet each track possesses its own character and dynamics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Joel Negin, a professor of public health at the University of Sydney, said Australia's measures in 1996 largely worked because they were part of a broad suite of measures implemented "very quickly" after the massacre.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Our suite had a massive bathroom with a soaking tub and separate shower, and the property also has multiple restaurants and a full-service spa.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
The AI developer released a suite of new tools in February that investors viewed as a threat to software-as-a-service business models, sparking a selloff that later extended to private credit.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
After dinner, we go upstairs to the suite for Windy to open presents.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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