suite

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /swiːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #4620

Meanings

1

noun
A set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel.

The presidential suite has its own private balcony.
2

noun
A set of related things used together, such as software programs.

The company sells a full suite of office software.
3

noun
A piece of music made up of several loosely connected parts.

The orchestra performed a famous ballet suite.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a set of connected rooms,... rooms

Word family

Forms suites

Derived forms c-suiteen-suite

Related forms ensuite

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Phrases (2)

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit.

*sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European suite xno

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# suite

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /swiːt/
**Frequency rank:** 4620

## Meanings
1. A set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel.
2. A set of related things used together, such as software programs.
3. A piece of music made up of several loosely connected parts.

## Examples
- The presidential suite has its own private balcony.
- The company sells a full suite of office software.
- The orchestra performed a famous ballet suite.

## Derived Forms
- c-suite
- en-suite

## Related Forms
- ensuite

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sekʷ-
- Root: suite

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit.

## AI Etymology
Suite is borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit. The historical chain includes *sekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European) and suite (Middle French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as c-suite and en-suite and related forms such as ensuite. In present use it covers a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel, a set of related things used together, such as software programs, and a piece of music made up of several loosely connected parts.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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