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suite
\ˈswē]t, esp in sense 2e ˈswē] or ÷ˈsü]; usu ]d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, alteration of Old French siute — more at suit
1. : a company of followers or attendants : retinue; especially : the personal staff (as assistants and secretaries) accompanying a ruler, diplomat, or dignitary on official business
< he and his suite, including his wife, secretarial attachés, and servants — H.A.Chippendale >
2. : a series or group of things forming a unit or constituting a complement or collection : set: as
a.
(1) : a group of rooms designed for occupancy as a unit : apartment
< a suite of offices >
< executive suite >
< bridal suite >
< the house … contains ninety suites of three to six rooms — New York Times >
(2) : two adjoining bedrooms in a railroad car having a removable partition for separate or joint occupancy
b.
(1) : an instrumental musical form in vogue during the 17th and 18th centuries consisting of a series of usually 3 to 5 dances (as allemande, gigue) in the same or related keys often with an elaborate prelude — compare sonata
(2) : a modern instrumental composition in several movements having sometimes almost the dimensions of a symphony but wholly free as to the character and number of its movements
(3) : a long orchestral concert piece in suite form that is an arrangement by either the original composer or another of material drawn from a longer work (as an opera or ballet)
c. : a collection of rocks having some characteristic in common (as rock type or origin)
d. : series 6a
e. : a set of matched furniture for a room
< a bedroom suite >
< had a three-piece suite in the living room >
3. : sequel
< the same inevitable suite of rationalizations — Norman Mailer > |