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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something;
- Example: "an invitation to lunch"
- Example: "she threw the invitation away"

2. a tempting allurement;
- Example: "she was an invitation to trouble"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invitation \In`vi*ta"tion\, n. [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation.
   See Invite.]
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   1. 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.
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   2. A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying
      the message by which one is invited.
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   3. Allurement; enticement. [R.]
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            She gives the leer of invitation.     --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

invitation
    n 1: a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present
         or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she
         threw the invitation away"
    2: a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"