suite

Suite is a group of things that go together or a large room or collection of rooms.

(noun)

  1. An example of suite is bundled computer software like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint that are sold together.
  2. An example of suite is a group of matching couches and chairs.
  3. An example of suite is a large hotel room with a bedroom and a living room.

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See suite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a group of attendants or servants; train; retinue; staff
  2. a set or series of related things; specif.,
    1. a group of connected rooms used as a unit, such as an apartment
    2. a set of pieces of matched furniture for a given room: a bedroom suite
  3. Music
    1. an early form of instrumental composition consisting of a series of dances in the same or related keys
    2. a modern instrumental composition in a number of movements

Origin: Fr: see suit

See suite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A staff of attendants or followers; a retinue.
  2. a. A group of related things intended to be used together; a set.
    b. also (so͞ot) A set of matching furniture: a dining room suite.
  3. A series of connected rooms used as a living unit.
  4. Music
    a. An instrumental composition, especially of the 17th or 18th century, consisting of a succession of dances in the same or related keys.
    b. An instrumental composition consisting of a series of varying movements or pieces.
  5. Computer Science
    a. A group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros.
    b. A group of procedures that work cooperatively: The TCP/IP suite of protocols includes FTP and Telnet.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French; see suit

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