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Definition of suite noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suite

noun
 
/swiːt/
 
/swiːt/
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  1. a set of rooms, especially in a hotel
    • a hotel/private/honeymoon suite
    • a suite of rooms/offices
    Homophones suite | sweetsuite   sweet
     
    /swiːt/
     
    /swiːt/
    • suite noun
      • She booked a hotel suite overlooking Central Park.
    • sweet adjective
      • Add some honey to make it sweet.
    • sweet noun
      • Suck this sweet—it might soothe your throat.
    see also edit suite, en suite
    Extra Examples
    • a family suite of two interconnecting rooms
    • a video editing suite
    Topics Holidaysc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • private
    • luxury
    • bridal
    phrases
    • a suite of offices
    • a suite of rooms
    See full entry
  2. a set of matching pieces of furniture
    • a bathroom/bedroom suite
    • (British English) a three-piece suite with two armchairs and a sofa
    Topics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bathroom
    • bedroom
    • three-piece
    phrases
    • a suite of furniture
    See full entry
  3. a piece of music made up of three or more related parts, for example pieces from an opera
    • Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
    Topics Musicc2
  4. (computing) a set of related computer programs
    • a suite of software development tools
    Topics Computersc2
  5. see also C-suite
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi ‘follow’.
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