"invitation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩/ Audio: en-us-invitation.ogg [US] Forms: invitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|invitacioun}} Middle English invitacioun, {{m|enm|ynvytacioun}} ynvytacioun, {{der|en|la|invītātio}} Latin invītātio, {{cog|frm|invitation}} Middle French invitation, {{ncog|enm|lathinge}} Middle English lathinge, {{ncog|ang|laþung}} Old English laþung, {{ncog|en|lathing}} English lathing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} invitation (countable and uncountable, plural invitations)
  1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (solicitation): invitement [obsolete], lathing [dialectal] Translations (act of inviting): not (Ambonese Malay), πρόσκλησις (prósklēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), دَعْوَة (daʕwa) [feminine] (Arabic), հրավեր (hraver) (Armenian), dəvət (Azerbaijani), çağırış (Azerbaijani), gonbidapen (Basque), gonbit (Basque), запрашэ́нне (zaprašénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), নিমন্ত্রণ (nimontron) (Bengali), দাওয়াত (daōẇat) (Bengali), покана (pokana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 邀請 (Chinese Cantonese), 邀请 (jiu¹ cing²) (Chinese Cantonese), 邀請 (Chinese Mandarin), 邀请 (yāoqǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), pozvání [neuter] (Czech), uitnodiging [feminine] (Dutch), kutsu (Finnish), kutsuminen (Finnish), invitation [feminine] (French), Einladung [feminine] (German), Einladen [neuter] (German), 𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃 (laþōns) [feminine] (Gothic), πρόσκληση (prósklisi) [feminine] (Greek), κάλεσμα (kálesma) [neuter] (Greek), નોતરું (notrũ) [neuter] (Gujarati), הזמנה (hazmana) [feminine] (Hebrew), निमंत्रण (nimantraṇ) (Hindi), meghívás (Hungarian), invito [masculine] (Italian), 招待 (shōtai) (alt: しょうたい) (Japanese), 招き (maneki) (alt: まねき) (Japanese), 誘い (sasoi) (alt: さそい) (Japanese), agkat (Kapampangan), шақыру (şaqyru) (Kazakh), 초대 (chodae) (Korean), invītātiō [feminine] (Latin), ჭანდა (ç̌anda) (Laz), kvietimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), jemputan (Malay), pōwhiritanga (Maori), mlaliko [class-3, class-4] (Ngazidja Comorian), invitasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), invitasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), laþung [feminine] (Old English), lǫð [feminine] (Old Norse), waamicha (Oromo), zaproszenie [neuter] (Polish), convite [masculine] (Portuguese), invitação [feminine] (Portuguese), приглаше́ние (priglašénije) [neuter] (Russian), cuireadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), invitación [feminine] (Spanish), inbjudning [common-gender] (Swedish), aya (Tagalog), kākalñe (Tocharian B), davet (Turkish), çağrı (Turkish), çağrıma (Turkish), запро́шення (zapróšennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), lời mời (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-invitation-en-noun-3NVp69-2 Disambiguation of 'solicitation': 92 2 2 1 2 1 Disambiguation of 'act of inviting': 90 2 1 2 2 3
  2. A document or verbal message conveying an invitation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited): not (Ambonese Malay), հրավիրատոմս (hraviratoms) (Armenian), dəvət (Azerbaijani), dəvətnamə (Azerbaijani), çağırış (Azerbaijani), покана (pokana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 柬帖 (jiǎntiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 帖子 (tiězi) (Chinese Mandarin), uitnodiging [feminine] (Dutch), kutsu (Finnish), invitation [feminine] (French), Einladung [feminine] (German), πρόσκληση (prósklisi) [feminine] (Greek), הזמנה (hazmana) [feminine] (Hebrew), meghívó (Hungarian), undangan (Indonesian), invitation (Interlingua), 招待状 (shōtaijō) (alt: しょうたいじょう) (Japanese), шақыру қағаз (şaqyru qağaz) (Kazakh), jemputan (Malay), pōwhiri (Maori), zaproszenie [neuter] (Polish), convite [masculine] (Portuguese), приглаше́ние (priglašénije) [neuter] (Russian), cuireadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), poziv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pozivnica (english: card) (Serbo-Croatian), vabilo [neuter] (Slovene), invitación [feminine] (Spanish), inbjudan [common-gender] (Swedish), davetiye (Turkish), giấy mời (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-invitation-en-noun-jEdC7ykF Disambiguation of 'document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited': 8 55 2 8 9 18
  3. Allurement; enticement. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (allurement; enticement): إِغْرَاء (ʔiḡrāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), съблазън (sǎblazǎn) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kutsu (Finnish), houkutus (Finnish), viehätys (Finnish), δελεασμός (deleasmós) [masculine] (Greek), felhívás (Hungarian), приглаше́ние (priglašénije) [neuter] (Russian), зама́нивание (zamánivanije) [neuter] (Russian), завлека́ние (zavlekánije) [neuter] (Russian), tàladh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-invitation-en-noun-XyqiuQth Disambiguation of 'allurement; enticement': 0 0 99 0 0 0
  4. (fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fencing Translations (fencing: line left open): Einladung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-invitation-en-noun-2p0hg3fa Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'fencing: line left open': 4 6 2 75 6 6
  5. (Christianity) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-invitation-en-noun-5x1BsKba Topics: Christianity
  6. (bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-invitation-en-noun-FDD1bN5u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 18 1 17 17 29 Topics: bridge, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: at the invitation of, e-invitation, open invitation

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Middle French invitation",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Middle English lathinge",
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      "expansion": "Old English laþung",
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          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
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          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "հրավեր"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "dəvət"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "çağırış"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "gonbidapen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "gonbit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zaprašénnje",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "запрашэ́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "nimontron",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "নিমন্ত্রণ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "daōẇat",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "দাওয়াত"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pokana",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "покана"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "邀請"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jiu¹ cing²",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "邀请"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "邀請"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yāoqǐng",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "邀请"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "pozvání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "uitnodiging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "kutsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "kutsuminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invitation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Einladung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Einladen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "laþōns",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "prósklisi",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πρόσκληση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kálesma",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κάλεσμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "prósklēsis",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πρόσκλησις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "notrũ",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "નોતરું"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hazmana",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "הזמנה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "nimantraṇ",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "निमंत्रण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "meghívás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "invito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "alt": "しょうたい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōtai",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "招待"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "alt": "まねき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "maneki",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "招き"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "alt": "さそい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sasoi",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "誘い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "agkat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "şaqyru",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "шақыру"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chodae",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "초대"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invītātiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "lzz",
          "lang": "Laz",
          "roman": "ç̌anda",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "ჭანდა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kvietimas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "jemputan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "pōwhiritanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "class-3",
            "class-4"
          ],
          "word": "mlaliko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "invitasjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "invitasjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "laþung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lǫð"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "waamicha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zaproszenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "convite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invitação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priglašénije",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "приглаше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cuireadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invitación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "inbjudning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "aya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "kākalñe"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "davet"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "çağrı"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "çağrıma"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zapróšennja",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "запро́шення"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 2 1 2 2 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "act of inviting",
          "word": "lời mời"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "A document or verbal message conveying an invitation."
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "abs",
          "lang": "Ambonese Malay",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "not"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hraviratoms",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "հրավիրատոմս"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "dəvət"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "dəvətnamə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "çağırış"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pokana",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "покана"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎntiě",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "柬帖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tiězi",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "帖子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "uitnodiging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "kutsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invitation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Einladung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "prósklisi",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πρόσκληση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hazmana",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "הזמנה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "meghívó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "undangan"
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          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
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          "word": "invitation"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōtaijō",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "招待状"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "şaqyru qağaz",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "шақыру қағаз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "jemputan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "pōwhiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zaproszenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "convite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priglašénije",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "приглаше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cuireadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "poziv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "sh",
          "english": "card",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "pozivnica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "vabilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invitación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "inbjudan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "davetiye"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 55 2 8 9 18",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
          "word": "giấy mời"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Allurement; enticement."
      ],
      "id": "en-invitation-en-noun-XyqiuQth",
      "links": [
        [
          "Allurement",
          "allurement"
        ],
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          "enticement",
          "enticement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔiḡrāʔ",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "إِغْرَاء"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎblazǎn",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "съблазън"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "word": "kutsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "word": "houkutus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "word": "viehätys"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "deleasmós",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "δελεασμός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "word": "felhívás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priglašénije",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "приглаше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zamánivanije",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "зама́нивание"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zavlekánije",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "завлека́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 99 0 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "allurement; enticement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tàladh"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Fencing",
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            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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      ],
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        "A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack."
      ],
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        [
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        "(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack."
      ],
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        "fencing",
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
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        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 6 2 75 6 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "fencing: line left open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Einladung"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "en",
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          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office."
      ],
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        "(Christianity) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
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            "Card games",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
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        {
          "ref": "2001, Matthew Granovetter, Pamela Granovetter, The Best of Bridge Today Digest, page 113",
          "text": "I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Gerard Cohen, Bridge Is a Conversation: Part I: the Auction, page 71",
          "text": "To any other invitation made by the captain, acceptance or refusal of the invitation is exclusively a question of points within the range advertised in the opening statement, and the invitation is always in the last called suit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated."
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        "(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "bridge",
        "games"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
    },
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    "English uncountable nouns",
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    "Requests for review of Serbo-Croatian translations",
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    "Requests for review of Telugu translations",
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        "(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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      "glosses": [
        "The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "exhortation",
          "exhortation"
        ],
        [
          "confession",
          "confession"
        ],
        [
          "Anglican",
          "Anglican"
        ],
        [
          "communion",
          "communion"
        ],
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Bridge"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001, Matthew Granovetter, Pamela Granovetter, The Best of Bridge Today Digest, page 113",
          "text": "I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Gerard Cohen, Bridge Is a Conversation: Part I: the Auction, page 71",
          "text": "To any other invitation made by the captain, acceptance or refusal of the invitation is exclusively a question of points within the range advertised in the opening statement, and the invitation is always in the last called suit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "bridge",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-invitation.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/En-us-invitation.ogg/En-us-invitation.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/En-us-invitation.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "solicitation",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "invitement"
    },
    {
      "sense": "solicitation",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "lathing"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "abs",
      "lang": "Ambonese Malay",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "not"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "daʕwa",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "دَعْوَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hraver",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "հրավեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "dəvət"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "çağırış"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "gonbidapen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "gonbit"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zaprašénnje",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "запрашэ́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "nimontron",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "নিমন্ত্রণ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "daōẇat",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "দাওয়াত"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokana",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покана"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "邀請"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jiu¹ cing²",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "邀请"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "邀請"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yāoqǐng",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "邀请"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pozvání"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uitnodiging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "kutsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "kutsuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invitation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Einladung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Einladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "laþōns",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prósklisi",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρόσκληση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kálesma",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κάλεσμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prósklēsis",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρόσκλησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "notrũ",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "નોતરું"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hazmana",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הזמנה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nimantraṇ",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "निमंत्रण"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "meghívás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "invito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōtai",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "招待"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まねき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maneki",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "招き"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さそい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sasoi",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "誘い"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "agkat"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "şaqyru",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "шақыру"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chodae",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "초대"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invītātiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lzz",
      "lang": "Laz",
      "roman": "ç̌anda",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "ჭანდა"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kvietimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "jemputan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "pōwhiritanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ],
      "word": "mlaliko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "invitasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "invitasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laþung"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lǫð"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "waamicha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zaproszenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "convite"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invitação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priglašénije",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приглаше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuireadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invitación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "inbjudning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "aya"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "kākalñe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "davet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "çağrı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "çağrıma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapróšennja",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "запро́шення"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "act of inviting",
      "word": "lời mời"
    },
    {
      "code": "abs",
      "lang": "Ambonese Malay",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "not"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hraviratoms",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "հրավիրատոմս"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "dəvət"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "dəvətnamə"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "çağırış"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokana",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покана"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎntiě",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "柬帖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiězi",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "帖子"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uitnodiging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "kutsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invitation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Einladung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prósklisi",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρόσκληση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hazmana",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הזמנה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "meghívó"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "undangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "invitation"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうたいじょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōtaijō",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "招待状"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "şaqyru qağaz",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "шақыру қағаз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "jemputan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "pōwhiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zaproszenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "convite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priglašénije",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приглаше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuireadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poziv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "english": "card",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "pozivnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vabilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invitación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "inbjudan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "davetiye"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited",
      "word": "giấy mời"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔiḡrāʔ",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِغْرَاء"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎblazǎn",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "съблазън"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "word": "kutsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "word": "houkutus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "word": "viehätys"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "deleasmós",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δελεασμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "word": "felhívás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priglašénije",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приглаше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zamánivanije",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зама́нивание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavlekánije",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "завлека́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "allurement; enticement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tàladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fencing: line left open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Einladung"
    }
  ],
  "word": "invitation"
}

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