invitation
Pronunciation: /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
The English word “invitation” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
- A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
- Allurement; enticement.
- A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
- The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
- A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.
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).
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