# lest we forget

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
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

## Etymology
From Rudyard Kipling's 1897 poem Recessional.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lest-we-forget