suite

suite  (swt)

n.

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 (st) 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.

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[French, from Old French; see suit.]

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suite

Noun

1. a set of connected rooms in a hotel

2. a matching set of furniture, for example two armchairs and a settee

3. Music a composition of several movements in the same key [French]

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Suite a connected series of items; a retinue of attendants. See also set, staff.

Examples: suite of childish amusements, 1770; of apartments, 1858; English authors, 1824; of crystals, 1805; of tree sparrow’s eggs, 1864; of letters, 1761; of minerals; of musical pieces; of computer programmes—Ponton, 1984; of rooms, 1716; of shells, 1833; of fair white teeth, 1845; of trumps, 1850; of woe, 1602.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suite - a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" partita - (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
	2.	suite - apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) rooms apartment, flat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
	3.	suite - the group following and attending to some important person entourage, retinue, cortege assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place bodyguard - a group of men who escort and protect some important person royal court, court - the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
	4.	suite - a matching set of furniture set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" bedroom set, bedroom suite - a suite of furniture for the bedroom diningroom set, diningroom suite - a suite of furniture for the dining room livingroom set, livingroom suite - a suite of furniture for the living room

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suite

noun 1. rooms, apartment, set of rooms, living quarters

noun 2. set, series, collection

noun 3. attendants, escorts, entourage, train, followers, retainers, retinue

Translations

suite [swiːt] n [of rooms], (MUS) → suite f;

(furniture): bedroom/dining room suite → (juego de) dormitorio/comedor m;

a three-piece suite → un tresillo

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suite [swiːt] n [of rooms], (also Mus) → suite f (= furniture);

bedroom/dining room suite → (ensemble m de) chambre f à coucher/salle f à manger;

a three-piece suite → un salon (canapé et deux fauteuils)

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suite [swiːt] n (of rooms) → Suite f, Zimmerflucht f;

(Mus) → Suite f;

bedroom/dining room suite → Schlafzimmer-/Esszimmereinrichtung f;

a three-piece suite → eine dreiteilige Polstergarnitur

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suite [swiːt] n [of rooms] → appartamento;

(MUS) → suite f inv (= furniture): bedroom/dining room suite → arredo or mobilia per la camera da letto/sala da pranzo;

a three-piece suite → un salotto comprendente un divano e due poltrone