invitation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A spoken or written request asking someone to come to or take part in something.

   I received an invitation to my friend's wedding.

2. 2
   noun

   A card or message that contains an invitation.

   We need to print fifty invitations for the party.

3. 3
   noun

   Something that encourages or seems likely to lead to a particular result.

   Leaving the door unlocked is an invitation to thieves.

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).

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