invitation
/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.14 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend"
- "At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum."
- "We need to print off fifty invitations for the party."
- "I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46."
- "To any other invitation made by the captain, acceptance or refusal of the invitation is exclusively a question of points within the range advertised in the opening statement, and the invitation is always in the last called suit."
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: invitacioun, invītātio