| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  sw t |
| NOUN: | 1. A staff of attendants or followers; a retinue. 2a. A group of related things intended to be used together; a set. b. (also s t) A set of matching furniture: a dining room suite. 3. A series of connected rooms used as a living unit. 4. Music a. An instrumental composition, especially of the 17th or 18th century, consisting of a succession of dances in the same or related keys. b. An instrumental composition consisting of a series of varying movements or pieces. 5. Computer Science a. A group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros. b. A group of procedures that work cooperatively: The TCP/IP suite of protocols includes FTP and Telnet. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French. See suit.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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