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
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.
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If successful, OpenAI’s suite could reshape enterprise software by offering a more fluid, AI-native experience.
—
Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
The 12-acre campus features 1,500 feet of private white-sand beaches, luxurious rooms and suites, a full-service spa, marina, rooftop and oceanfront pools, and two restaurants.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
No classical performer is more mainstream than Yo-Yo Ma, but his successive recordings of the Bach cello suites have been strongly influenced by period-instrument practice in such matters as phrasing and the use of gut strings.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
There are several high-end suites, with more than 1,000 square feet of space, including two top-tier choices: the Regent Suite counts among its amenities a fireplace and pedestal tub with city views; the similarly over-the-top Infinity Suite features a bright-yellow grand piano.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
The 12-acre campus features 1,500 feet of private white-sand beaches, luxurious rooms and suites, a full-service spa, marina, rooftop and oceanfront pools, and two restaurants.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
No classical performer is more mainstream than Yo-Yo Ma, but his successive recordings of the Bach cello suites have been strongly influenced by period-instrument practice in such matters as phrasing and the use of gut strings.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
There are several high-end suites, with more than 1,000 square feet of space, including two top-tier choices: the Regent Suite counts among its amenities a fireplace and pedestal tub with city views; the similarly over-the-top Infinity Suite features a bright-yellow grand piano.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
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“Suite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suite. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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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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