🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

초대

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chodae

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Invitation/ˌɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 결혼식 초대를 받았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A written or spoken request to someone to attend an event.

    "She received an invitation to the wedding."
  2. 2

    The act of inviting someone.

    "His invitation to join the team was unexpected."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'invitation' originates from the Latin 'invitatio', which means 'to invite'. It evolved through Old French 'invitation', entering Middle English in the late 14th century, retaining its meaning related to the act of inviting someone to an event.

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