invitation

[ in-vi-tey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of inviting.
the written or spoken form with which a person is invited.

something offered as a suggestion: an invitation to consider a business merger.
attraction or incentive; allurement.
a provocation: The speech was an invitation to rebellion.

adjective

invitational.

Origin of invitation

1590–1600; <Latin invītātiōn- (stem of invītātiō), equivalent to invītāt(us) (past participle of invītāre to invite) + -iōn--ion

Other words from invitation

pre·in·vi·ta·tion, noun
re·in·vi·ta·tion, noun

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How to use invitation in a sentence

I received dozens of invitations to speak on various programs.
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According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, 18 year-old Olava Martínez sent Facebook invitations to promote the party.
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He was told it had gone well, he said, and he has already received two more invitations to the Granite State.
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Francis is, of course, the recipient of a dizzying number of invitations.
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Think swapping hard party invitations for evites, or cooking when hosting instead of having things catered.
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There was a while when I developed a marvelous capacity for dodging invitations to Fort Walsh.
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It is best to send out your invitations by your own servant, or one hired for that purpose especially.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
Send out your invitations by a servant, or man hired for the purpose; do not trust them to despatch or penny post.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
If you have a father or grown-up brother, let the invitations to the gentlemen go in his name.
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Afterwards I received constant invitations, and got into the way of going to her house daily.
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British Dictionary definitions for invitation

invitation

/ (ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

- the act of inviting, such as an offer of entertainment or hospitality
- (as modifier): an invitation dance; an invitation race
the act of enticing or attracting; allurement

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