What does invitation mean?
Definitions for invitation
ˌɪn vɪˈteɪ ʃənin·vi·ta·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
invitationnoun
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
"an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"
invitationnoun
a tempting allurement
"she was an invitation to trouble"
Wiktionary
invitationnoun
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.
invitationnoun
A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
invitationnoun
Allurement; enticement.
invitationnoun
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Invitationnoun
The act of inviting, bidding, or calling to any thing with ceremony and civility.
Etymology: invitation, Fr. invitatio, Lat.
That other answer'd with a lowly look,
And soon the gracious invitation took. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Invitation
Invitation is a song by Bronisław Kaper with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, originally used in the film A Life of Her Own (1950). Though it was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Score in the original film, it only became a jazz standard after being used as the theme in the 1952 film Invitation. Tony Thomas notes that it was selected for the film for its degree of poignance. It is considered to be Kaper's second best known song after "On Green Dolphin Street". Jazzstandards.com describes it as a "lush and haunting score", and notes that it is most associated with John Coltrane, who recorded it in 1958. Howard Morgen, who arranged it for guitar, writes that the "haunting" tune has "long been recognized by jazz players for its potential as an interesting mood piece" and "still sounds fresh and contemporary today". George Shearing was responsible for arranging the song for piano, while Frank Mantooth arranged a Latin version of it. Dakota Staton covered it on her 1958 album Dynamic!. In 1963 the song was recorded by Rosemary Clooney, to a lush arrangement by Nelson Riddle, and featured as the first track on her album "Love". It has since been recorded by the vocalists Carmen McRae, Freddy Cole, Andy Bey and Patricia Barber, pianists Bill Evans, Randy Halberstadt, Steve Kuhn and Rene Rosnes, saxophonists John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Herb Geller, Vincent Herring, Sahib Shihab and Don Braden, trumpeters Roy Hargrove and Brian Lynch, bassist Ray Drummond and Cal Tjader (on his album 'Latin Kick') among others. David Frackenpohl arranged a version for guitar, which was published in the 2004 Mel Bay book Jazz Guitar Standards: Chord Melody Solos.
ChatGPT
invitation
An invitation is a formal or informal request for someone's presence or participation at a particular event, gathering, or activity. This can be in the form of a written or verbal message and often includes specific details such as location, date and time. Invitations are typically used for events such as weddings, parties, meetings or social gatherings.
Webster Dictionary
Invitationnoun
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
Invitationnoun
a document written or printed, or spoken words, /onveying the message by which one is invited
Invitationnoun
allurement; enticement
Etymology: [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation. See Invite.]
Wikidata
Invitation
Invitation is the first full-length studio album from the Finnish power metal band Altaria.
Editors Contribution
invitation
A type of document or message to request a person or people to respond or attend.
The invitation to the wedding was electronic and simple asking people to come to have fun together and just bring some simple food to celebrate their love, unity and marriage.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'invitation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4702
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'invitation' in Nouns Frequency: #1675
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of invitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of invitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of invitation in a Sentence
There may be some people who believe that the Prime Minster of Israel should have declined an invitation to speak before the most powerful parliament in the world on an issue that concerns the future and survival of Israel, but we have learned from our history that the world becomes a more dangerous place for the Jewish people when the Jewish people are silent.
It's not a simple question of invitation and acceptance, whether or not to go deliver a speech in Washington would depend on whether such a move benefits January Taiwan, our relations with the United States and regional stability.
The invitation is there and everything else has to be agreed through diplomatic channels.
The PYD group was causing the most problems, and Mr de Mistura told me he had not sent them an invitation letter.
I recognize this segment does need to be reworked to provide better context, and as such we are delaying the airing of the episode for one week, let me also add that I have immense respect for Dr. Anthony Fauci and recognize Anthony Fauci as the leading expert on this topic. For the past two months, I have consistently pursued the opportunity to bring Dr. Fauci on air so that he may provide critical information to the public about the virus. The invitation stands.
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