HOLDOVER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • something that has survived from the past
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a holdover from the sixties
    • hangovers from the 19th century
    Hypernyms(s) holdover is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an official who remains in office after his term
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) holdover is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)