| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| invite (n.) |
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| is a clipping from invitation, pronounced IN-VEIT; the word is slang, found in Casual, Impromptu, and Informal uses only. Invitation is the fully Standard noun. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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