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1. A staff of attendants or followers; a retinue.
2. A group of related things intended to be used together; for example, a set of matched furniture: "Loyd and Lesley bought a new dining room suite for their apartment."
3. A series of connected rooms used as a living unit: "The couple rented the bridal suite for their wedding."
4. An instrumental composition, especially of the 17th or 18th century, consisting of a succession of dances in the same or related keys: "The musicians were applauded for their outstanding performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker Suite.' "
5. In computer science, a group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros.
6. Etymology: "a train of followers or attendants"; from French suite, from Old French suite, "act of following, attendance".
2. A group of related things intended to be used together; for example, a set of matched furniture: "Loyd and Lesley bought a new dining room suite for their apartment."
3. A series of connected rooms used as a living unit: "The couple rented the bridal suite for their wedding."
4. An instrumental composition, especially of the 17th or 18th century, consisting of a succession of dances in the same or related keys: "The musicians were applauded for their outstanding performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker Suite.' "
5. In computer science, a group of software products packaged and sold together, usually having a consistent look and feel, a common installation, and shared macros.
6. Etymology: "a train of followers or attendants"; from French suite, from Old French suite, "act of following, attendance".
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sequ-, sequi-, secut-, suit-, -sue
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suite, sweet, sweat, sweat
suite (SWEET) (noun)
A series of connected rooms used as a living unit: "The couple rented a suite of rooms for their holidays."
sweet (SWEET) (adjective)
1. Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar; such as, honey or saccharin: "Sugar and honey are well known as ingredients of sweet products; including, cakes, cookies, candy, etc."
2. Something that makes a person feel happy or pleased; very pleasant: "Don told his wife that he hoped that she would sleep well and have sweet dreams."
2. Something that makes a person feel happy or pleased; very pleasant: "Don told his wife that he hoped that she would sleep well and have sweet dreams."
sweat (SWET) (verb)
To excrete (moisture) through a porous surface, such as the skin: "When it is as hot as it is in the summer, most people tend to sweat a lot."
sweat (SWET) (noun)
The clear liquid that forms on the skin when a person is hot or nervous: "The cross country runners were dripping with sweat during and after their race."
Robert tried not to sweat as he went to the convention of sweet specialties in the suite of exhibition rooms.
There are some people who are willing to pay big money when traveling just so they can have a sweet suite in a luxury hotel to avoid having to sweat in a cheaper place.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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