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suite

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Main Entry: suite
Pronunciation: 'swEt, 2d is also 'süt
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French siute, suite -- more at SUIT
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: 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 (as a ballet) c : a collection of minerals or rocks having some characteristic in common (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