invitational

adjective in·vi·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\

sports : limited to people who have been invited to compete

Full Definition of INVITATIONAL

: limited to invited participants <an invitational tournament>

: prepared or entered in response to a request <an invitational article>

— invitational noun

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