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holdover

noun

Something that has survived from the past

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Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
R
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
15

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noun

  1. Something that has survived from the past

    “A holdover from the sixties”

noun

  1. An official who remains in office after their term

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A holdover from the sixties
Hangovers from the 19th century

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