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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. conveying an invitation;
- Example: "a brief invitatory note"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F. invitatoire.] Using or containing invitations. [1913 Webster] The "Venite" [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the invitatory psalm. --Hook. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, n.; pl. Invitatories. [LL. invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.] That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used in worship. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

invitatory adj 1: conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note"