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HANGOVER
hangover, holdover
(noun) something that has survived from the past; “a holdover from the sixties”; “hangovers from the 19th century”
holdover, hangover
(noun) an official who remains in office after his term
hangover, katzenjammer
(noun) disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hangover (plural hangovers)
Illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking.
Synonym: veisalgia
Antonym: afterglow
(figurative) An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
Synonyms
• veisalgia
Anagrams
• overhang
Source: Wiktionary
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10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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