INVITATION

XII.INVITATION

• INVITATION (noun)
  The noun INVITATION has 2 senses:

1. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
2. a tempting allurement

  Familiarity information: INVITATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INVITATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context examples:

an invitation to lunch / she threw the invitation away

Hypernyms ("invitation" is a kind of...):

letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)

asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "invitation"):

bidding; summons (a request to be present)

invite (a colloquial expression for invitation)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A tempting allurement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

she was an invitation to trouble

Hypernyms ("invitation" is a kind of...):

allure; allurement; temptingness (the power to entice or attract through personal charm)