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Webster 1913 Edition


Invitation

Inˊvi-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
invitatio
: cf. F.
invitation
. See
Invite
.]
1.
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person’s company;
as, an
invitation
to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend
.
2.
A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
3.
Allurement; enticement.
[R.]
She gives the leer of
invitation
.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Invitation

INVITA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. invitatio. See Invite.] The act of inviting; solicitation; the calling or requesting of a person's company to visit, to dine, or to accompany him to any place.

Definition 2024


invitation

invitation

English

Noun

invitation (plural invitations)

  1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
    an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend
    • 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter VIII”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
      At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  2. A written or printed document conveying a message of invitation
    We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
  3. A verbal message conveying an invitation
  4. Allurement; enticement.
  5. (fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vi.ta.sjɔ̃/

Noun

invitation f (plural invitations)

  1. invitation

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.vi.taˈtsjon/

Noun

invitation (plural invitationes)

  1. invitation