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Definition of Invitation

1. Noun. A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something. "She threw the invitation away"

Definition of Invitation

1. n. 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.

Definition of Invitation

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited. ¹

3. Noun. Allurement; enticement. ¹

4. Noun. (fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Invitation

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Invitation

Literary usage of Invitation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
""The Diastatic Activity of the Blood in Diabetics," by VC Myers and JA Killian (by invitation). "Observations Concerning Fat Feeding," by FM Allen (by ..."

2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"MR COLLINS'S triumph, in consequence of this invitation, was complete. ... Who could have imagined that we should receive an invitation to dine there (an ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The defendant's ownership of the wharf-boat, the invitation extended to steamboats to land thereat, its ownership of the landing and all the land in its ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
""A Hitherto Unknown Constituent of Nerve Cells," by AB Macallum and JB Collip (by invitation). "A Note on the Chemical Constituents of the Cerebrospinal ..."

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