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1
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place
- She called to ask if we had received her wedding invitation.
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2
something that arouses action or activity
- He took the layoff as an invitation to embark on a new career path.
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“Invitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitation. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of invitation was in the 15th century
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