"passee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: passees [plural]
Etymology: From pass + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pass|ee}} pass + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} passee (plural passees)
  1. One who is passed.

Inflected forms

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