invitational
adjective
in·vi·ta·tion·al
| \ ˌin-və-ˈtā-shnəl
, -shə-nᵊl\
, -shə-nᵊl\
Definition of invitational
1
: limited to invited participants
an invitational tournament
2
: prepared or entered in response to a request
an invitational article
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The 2019 edition of Stone’s annual invitational beer festival, which begins today, is a transcontinental affair. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Stone’s annual festival: three days, two states, 100 beers," 15 Aug. 2019 Here are the various factors for why the invitational camp has minimal Arizona players in their own backyard. — Dana Scott, azcentral, "Outnumbered Arizona high school players rise at NCAA West Region College Basketball Academy," 27 July 2019 Four of those invitational sports include the duathalon, lacrosse, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby. — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al.com, "21 things you need to know about the 2021 World Games in Birmingham," 21 July 2019 According to Variety, The Coalition decided to remove the smoking references after Truth reached out to Turner Broadcasting, which featured Gears 5 as part of an invitational tournament filmed during its ELeague esports over the weekend. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Why is there no smoking in Gears 5? It depends on who you ask," 15 July 2019 She could be seen at an invitational virtually every weekend, making 16 starts for the Vikings her junior year. — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, "Marina’s Alejandra Rosales also throwing for El Salvador," 11 July 2019 The Pre Classic is the best invitational meet on U.S. soil. — oregonlive.com, "Runner Clayton Murphy has his Olympic medal, and he is only getting started," 27 June 2019 This fall, Yellowstone will hold its second annual plein air invitational. — Douglas Main, National Geographic, "How art saved Yellowstone—and the landscape still inspires," 26 June 2019 Today’s North bid aggressively; an invitational raise to 4NT at his third turn would have been enough. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: June 27, 2019," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'invitational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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invitational
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of invitational
US, sports
: limited to people who have been invited to compete
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