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English noun: holdover

1. holdover (person) an official who remains in office after his term


Synonymshangover


Broader (hypernym)functionary, official

2. holdover (act) something that has survived from the past


SamplesA holdover from the sixties.
Hangovers from the 19th century.


Synonymshangover


Broader (hypernym)survival









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