invitation
/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
invitation means the act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
invitation is pronounced /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/.
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).
noun
- 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”
- A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.“We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.”
- 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.“I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46.”