invitation
noun
in·vi·ta·tion
ˌin-və-ˈtā-shən 
1
a
: the act of inviting
b
: an often formal request to be present or participate
2
Examples of invitation in a Sentence
We sent out more than 100 invitations for the party.
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Make an open invitation as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
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USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
People who knew her little tended to see in her a sympathetic listener, taking her quietness as attentiveness, viewing her questions—asked only to deflect people’s questions about her—as an invitation.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
The Aztecs consolidated their chances for an at-large invitation in a week where several teams lost that were closing fast in the rearview mirror.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
In addition to the memo, Secretary-General Guterres sent an invitation to all secretariat personnel to participate in a virtual town hall later this month.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
People who knew her little tended to see in her a sympathetic listener, taking her quietness as attentiveness, viewing her questions—asked only to deflect people’s questions about her—as an invitation.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
The Aztecs consolidated their chances for an at-large invitation in a week where several teams lost that were closing fast in the rearview mirror.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
In addition to the memo, Secretary-General Guterres sent an invitation to all secretariat personnel to participate in a virtual town hall later this month.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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invitation
noun
in·vi·ta·tion
ˌin-və-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act of inviting
2
: the written, printed, or spoken expression by which a person is invited
invitational
adjective
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