English Explanatory Dictionary

suite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
  2. A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together.
  3. A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
  4. A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
  5. An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.
  6. A group of related computer programs distributed together.

Pronunciation

swēt /swiːt/ en-us-suite.ogg syo͞ot /sjuːʈ/

Word forms

suite suites

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit.

Related words

ensuite

Derived words

bedroom suite bridal suite consuite cottage suite C-suite droit de suite en-suite en suite garage suite gifting suite gift suite granny suite income suite in-law suite Jack and Jill suite minisuite nonsuite secondary suite suitelike suitemate three-piece suite
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