lest we forget
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Rudyard Kipling's 1897 poem Recessional.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU): (file)
Interjection[edit]
- (British and Canada) Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.
- (Australia and New Zealand) Used on ANZAC Day memorials as a caution against forgetting those who fell in the First World War
Usage notes[edit]
In Australian Remembrance Day usage, it is voiced as a responsory following a reading of the Ode of Remembrance.
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
- lest we forget on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Remembrance Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia