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hold·over (-ō′vər)

noun

☆ a person or thing staying on from a previous period; specif., an officeholder who continues in office or an entertainer whose engagement is extended

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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