"secondee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /səkɒnˈdiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-secondee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: secondees [plural]
Etymology: second + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|second|ee}} second + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} secondee (plural secondees)
  1. A person who is transferred temporarily to alternative employment, or seconded. Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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