"blockee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blockees [plural]
Etymology: block + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|block|ee}} block + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} blockee (plural blockees)
  1. (rare) One who, or that which, is blocked. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blockee-en-noun-kbx6DBMB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, Thomas Kyte, Effective Oracle by design",
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