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invitation

[in-vi-tey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of inviting. inviting.

  2. the written or spoken form with which a person is invited.

  3. something offered as a suggestion.

    an invitation to consider a business merger.

  4. attraction or incentive; allurement.

  5. a provocation.

    The speech was an invitation to rebellion.



adjective

  1. invitational.

invitation

/ ˌɪԱɪˈٱɪʃə /

noun

    1. the act of inviting, such as an offer of entertainment or hospitality

    2. ( as modifier )

      an invitation dance

      an invitation race

  1. the act of enticing or attracting; allurement

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • preinvitation noun
  • reinvitation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invitation1

1590–1600; < Latin Աīپō- (stem of Աīپō ), equivalent to Աī ( us ) (past participle of Աī to invite ) + -ō- -ion
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Example Sentences

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The source added that this woman's invitation had been "a big source of further tension".

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He expressed irritation too that Sir Keir had theatrically doled out an invitation for a state visit to the UK for the president - in the midst of that questioning of Canada's sovereignty.

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When he saw flags from Latin America in newscasts of the protests, he said, they seemed like an invitation for him to join in.

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Because versus the audience is feeling like they were being sat down, it was more of an invitation to come and engage in this conversation with us, within the context of the film.

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Then, one night she accepted an invitation to his New York apartment, she said, because he had just asked her to attend a movie premiere in Los Angeles.

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