1
: retinue
especially
: the personal staff accompanying a ruler, diplomat, or dignitary on official business
2
: a group of things forming a unit or constituting a collection : set: such as
a
: a group of rooms occupied as a unit
b(1)
: a 17th and 18th century instrumental musical form consisting of a series of dances in the same or related keys
(2)
: a modern instrumental composition in several movements of different character
(3)
: a long orchestral concert arrangement in suite form of material drawn from a longer work (such as a ballet)
c
: a collection of minerals or rocks having some characteristic in common (such as type or origin)
d
: a set of matched furniture
e
: a set of computer programs designed to work together and usually sold as a single unit
Synonyms
Examples of suite in a Sentence
a suite of offices on the fifth floor
The executive suite is on the top floor.
She checked into a suite.
We stayed in the hotel's honeymoon suite.
The orchestra will be performing a suite.
Recent Examples on the Web
As the South Park series expands on Pluto TV, the streamer also plans a suite of channels dedicated to the series’ characters like Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny.
—
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Platt’s comments did not land well in the second floor courthouse suite of offices where Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. and his staff managed — or mismanaged, depending on your point of view — lease negotiations with the teams ahead of this month’s vote.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
The Rooms There are 20 guest rooms and five suites spread across five floors at Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Those misses were not fatal because Microsoft still had two reliable, highly profitable businesses: the Windows operating system and the Office suite of apps.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
The study on playful bees is part of a body of research that a group of prominent scholars of animal minds cited today, buttressing a new declaration that extends scientific support for consciousness to a wider suite of animals than has been formally acknowledged before.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
With only 21 rooms and suites, expect personalized service, from chauffeured pickup at the Brightline station or the airport, to a dedicated staff who caters to every whim.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
There are lots of tools aiming to make things like this easier, from video-messaging tools like Loom to editing suites like Descript.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
And the Post Office suite was once the town’s post office.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Platt’s comments did not land well in the second floor courthouse suite of offices where Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. and his staff managed — or mismanaged, depending on your point of view — lease negotiations with the teams ahead of this month’s vote.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
The Rooms There are 20 guest rooms and five suites spread across five floors at Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Those misses were not fatal because Microsoft still had two reliable, highly profitable businesses: the Windows operating system and the Office suite of apps.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
The study on playful bees is part of a body of research that a group of prominent scholars of animal minds cited today, buttressing a new declaration that extends scientific support for consciousness to a wider suite of animals than has been formally acknowledged before.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
With only 21 rooms and suites, expect personalized service, from chauffeured pickup at the Brightline station or the airport, to a dedicated staff who caters to every whim.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
There are lots of tools aiming to make things like this easier, from video-messaging tools like Loom to editing suites like Descript.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
And the Post Office suite was once the town’s post office.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Suite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suite. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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suite
noun
ˈswēt 
sense 2c is also ˈsüt
1
: the personal staff accompanying a ruler, diplomat, or dignitary on official business
2
: a group of things forming a unit or making up a collection: as
a
: a group of rooms occupied as a unit
b
: a piece of music for an orchestra usually consisting of several independent pieces written in the form of special dances or taken as selections from a larger work (as a ballet)
c
: a set of matched furniture for a room
a bedroom suite
Medical Definition
suite
noun
: a group of rooms in a medical facility dedicated to a specified function or specialty
a surgical suite
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