invitation
/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ nounDefinition
INVITING SOMEONE [C, U] › when someone invites you to do something or go somewhere: an invitation to dinner [+ to do sth] He has accepted their invitation to visit China.
PIECE OF PAPER [C] › a piece of paper or card that invites someone to an event
CAUSE RESULT [no plural] › something that is likely to cause a particular result, especially a bad one: It is an invitation to violence.
(Definition of invitation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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