Dictionary
in•vi•ta•tion
Pronunciation: (in"vi-tā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. the act of 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.
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adj.
invitational.
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