suite Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
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noun apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
rooms.
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noun the group following and attending to some important person
entourage; retinue; cortege.
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noun a matching set of furniture
WordNet
Suite noun
Etymology
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A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished personage; as, the . Seesuite of an ambassadorSuit , n., 5. -
A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or clessed together; a set; as, a . Seesuite of rooms; asuite of mineralsSuit , n., 6.Mr. Barnard took one of the candles that stood upon the king's table, and lighted his majesty through a suite of rooms till they came to a private door into the library. Boswell.
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(Mus.) One of the old musical forms, before the time of the more compact sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude. Some composers of the present day affect the suite form.