invitation

The definition of an invitation is a request for a person's attendance at an event.

(noun)

An example of an invitation is a printed card asking family and friends to come to the sender's wedding.

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See invitation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an inviting to come somewhere or do something
  2. the message or note used in inviting
  3. enticement or allurement

Origin: L invitatio < pp. of invitare

See invitation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of inviting.
  2. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  3. An allurement, enticement, or attraction.
  4. See altar call.

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