invitation
//ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- invitations
Definitions
1.The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
2.Allurement; enticement.
3.A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
4.A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
- We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4416
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation.
By surface analysis, invite + -ation.
Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).