lest we forget
intj/lɛst wi fə(ɹ)ˈɡɛt/ · uncommon /-fɔː(ɹ)-/
Etymology From the 1897 poem “Recessional” by English writer and poet Rudyard Kipling.
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Australia, New Zealand Used on Anzac Day memorials as a caution against forgetting those who died in World War I.
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- in, launched 1999, “lest we forget, phr.”, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present