SUITE


Meaning of SUITE in English

/sweet/ or, for 3 often, /sooht/ , n.

1. a number of things forming a series or set.

2. a connected series of rooms to be used together: a hotel suite.

3. a set of furniture, esp. a set comprising the basic furniture necessary for one room: a bedroom suite.

4. a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.

5. Music.

a. an ordered series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, commonly preceded by a prelude.

b. an ordered series of instrumental movements of any character.

6. Computers. a group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.

[ 1665-75; siute (see SUIT); akin to SUE, SUITOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .