invitational
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- adjective
- /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənl/
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invitacional
- She received an invitational to showcase her art at the prestigious gallery event.
- invitational conference
And so he would show up to these Invitational meets with all the big four year schools and he was bet they were better than that.
- And so he would show up to these Invitational meets with all the big four year schools and he was bet they were better than that.
Examples
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The next dance will be the boys' invitational dance.
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Now, this next dance will be the girls' invitational dance.
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The original invitational email was sent to approximately 1,500 students.
Academic text (2014) -
In 1992, the nation's first invitational conference on discipline-based music education was held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Academic text (1996) -
At elite levels of competition, dog-handler teams can earn national rankings and opportunities to compete in invitational tournaments.
Academic text (2005) -
For the United States team at 167 pounds, winner of a gold medal at the 1988 invitational championship, from Fresno, California, Tommy Lee.
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The charity gala was an invitational event, allowing only select guests to attend.
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Participation in the invitational tournament is limited to the top twenty teams in the region.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
invitational = invitation (transparent) = invite + ation + al
The adjective is transparently formed from 'invitation' plus the common adjective-forming suffix '-al'.
Etymology
Invitational comes from invitation, and that comes from invite which means 'to ask someone to come', plus the ending -al which means 'related to'. So an invitational event is one that is 'by invitation', only for people who were asked to come.