Hypertext Webster Gateway: "invitation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Invitation \In`vi*ta"tion\, n. [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, ?onveying
the message by which one is invited.
3. Allurement; enticement. [R.]
She gives the leer of invitation. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
invitation
adj : only invitees are welcome; "an invitational tournament"
[syn: {invitation(a)}, {invitational}]
n 1: a formal request to participate or be present
2: the act of enticing or alluring; "she was an invitation to
trouble"
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