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suite

Syllabification: (suite)
Pronunciation: /swēt/
Translate suite | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of suite

noun

  • 1a set of things belonging together, in particular.
  • a set of rooms designated for one person’s or family’s use or for a particular purpose.
  • a set of furniture of the same design.
  • Music a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession.
  • Music a set of selected pieces from an opera or musical, arranged to be played as one instrumental work.
  • Computing a set of programs with a uniform design and the ability to share data.
  • Geology a group of minerals, rocks, or fossils occurring together and characteristic of a location or period.
  • 2a group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank.

Origin:

late 17th century: from French, from Anglo-Norman French siwte (see suit)

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