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suite

  [sweet or, for 3 often, soot]
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–noun
1. a number of things forming a series or set.
2. a connected series of rooms to be used together: a hotel suite.
3. a set of furniture, esp. a set comprising the basic furniture necessary for one room: a bedroom suite.
4. a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.
5. Music.
a. an ordered series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, commonly preceded by a prelude.
b. an ordered series of instrumental movements of any character.
6. Computers. a group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.
Origin:
1665–75; < F, appar. metathetic var. of OF siute (see suit ); akin to sue, suitor
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suite   (swēt)   
n.  

  1. A staff of attendants or followers; a retinue.

    1. A group of related things intended to be used together; a set.

    2. also (sōōt) A set of matching furniture: a dining room suite.

    3. An instrumental composition, especially of the 17th or 18th century, consisting of a succession of dances in the same or related keys.

    4. An instrumental composition consisting of a series of varying movements or pieces.

    5. A group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros.

    6. A group of procedures that work cooperatively: The TCP/IP suite of protocols includes FTP and Telnet.

  3. A series of connected rooms used as a living unit.

  4. Music

    1. An instrumental composition, especially of the 17th or 18th century, consisting of a succession of dances in the same or related keys.

    2. An instrumental composition consisting of a series of varying movements or pieces.

    3. A group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros.

    4. A group of procedures that work cooperatively: The TCP/IP suite of protocols includes FTP and Telnet.

  5. Computer Science

    1. A group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros.

    2. A group of procedures that work cooperatively: The TCP/IP suite of protocols includes FTP and Telnet.


[French, from Old French; see suit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: suite
Pronunciation: 'swEt
Function: noun
: a group of rooms in a medical facility dedicated to a specified function or specialty suite> suite>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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