See Also: en suite(dictionary)
SUITE(law)
suite(dictionary)
en suite(dictionary)
suite(encyclopedia)
suite(dictionary)
bridal suite(dictionary)
three-piece suite(dictionary)
BAUEN SUITE HOTEL(tourism)
Chase Suite Hotels(tourism)

suite (iou)



suite noun. [swi:t] L17.
[French: see SUIT noun.]
A set of people in attendance; a retinue. L17.
J. Reed The Minister-President..strode out with his suite of officers. F. Herbert The Padishah Emperor..came..into the audience chamber followed by his suite.
A succession, a series; a set of things belonging together. E18.
P. V. Price Although it is wise to have..something finer for special occasions, suites of glasses are quite unnecessary. Photography This film is..part of a suite of four.
spec.
a. A set of rooms in a hotel etc. for use by one person or group of people. E18.
R. P. Jhabvala A suite in one of the more famous London hotels. S. J. Leonardi Each Oxford man occupied a suite.
b. Music. Orig., a set or series of lessons etc. Later, a set of instrumental compositions, in dance style, to be played in succession; a set of selected pieces from an opera, ballet, etc., arranged to be played as one instrumental work. M18.
c. A set of furniture, esp. a sofa and armchairs, of the same design. E19.
J. Trollope The..sitting room which Nicholas remembered for its three-piece suite.
d. Geology. A group of associated minerals, rocks, or fossils, esp. from the same place; an associated sequence of strata etc. that is repeated at different localities. M19.
OPHIOLITE association suite.
A sequel. rare. L18.
? See also EN SUITE, TOUT DE SUITE.