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secondee

Pronunciation: /sɪˌkɒnˈdiː/

The English word “secondee” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). .

Etymology

From second (“to transfer (someone) temporarily to alternative employment”, verb) + -ee (suffix forming terms meaning persons or things that actions are done to).

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