English Explanatory Dictionary

lest we forget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.
  2. Used on ANZAC Day memorials as a caution against forgetting those who fell in the First World War

Pronunciation

en-au-lest we forget.ogg

Word forms

lest we forget

Etymology

From Rudyard Kipling's 1897 poem Recessional.

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