suite
Pluralsuites
- 1A set of connected rooms that work together as one private space, like in a hotel.
Like a little apartment tucked inside a bigger building.
The hotel gave us a suite with two bedrooms and a small kitchen.
Her office is a quiet suite at the end of the hall.
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- 3A set of things that go together or form a series.
Like a set of nesting bowls that all belong together.
The store sells a suite of matching tables and chairs.
We bought a whole suite of garden tools in one box.
Similarset, series, collection, package
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- 4A piece of music made of several short dances, all in the same key.
Like a meal with several small courses that all match.
The pianist played a cheerful suite of old dances.
This suite has four short parts, each in the same key.
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- 5Music taken out of a bigger work, like a ballet or opera, and played on its own.
Like reading just the songs from a play, without the acting.
The orchestra played the suite from the famous ballet without any dancers.
She loves the suite drawn from that old opera.
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Origin
This word comes from Middle French "suite." It is related to the word "suit."