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   In·vi·ta·tion

   /ˌinvəˈtāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something: "a wedding invitation" Similar requestcallbiddingsummonsinformal:invite
   • ▪ the action of inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something: "a club with membership by invitation only"
   • ▪ a situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely: "tactics like those of the colonel would have been an invitation to disaster" Similar encouragementprovocationtemptationluremagnetbaitenticementattractiondrawpullallureinformal:come-onOpposite discouragement

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, or from Latin invitatio(n-), from invitare (see invite).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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