holdover

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Noun holdover has 2 senses

holdover, hangover - an official who remains in office after his term
--₁ is a kind of official, functionary

Derived form: verb hold over₄
hangover, holdover - something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"
--₂ is a kind of survival

Derived form: verb hold over₃

holding out for holding pattern holding property holding serve holdings holdon holdout holdouts holdover holds holdup holdup man holdup noun hole-and-corner hole-in-corner hole-in-the-wall hole

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