"dead man's penny" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dead man's pennies [plural], dead men's pennies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|dead men's pennies}} dead man's penny (plural dead man's pennies or dead men's pennies)
  1. (World War I, informal) Synonym of death penny. Tags: World-War-I, informal Synonyms: death penny [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dead_man's_penny-en-noun-ILA7did2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, World War I
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          "ref": "2008, Denny Neave, Soldiers' Tales: A Collection of True Stories from Aussie Soldiers, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Nonetheless, the \"Dead Man's Pennies\" in private or public collections, museums and national archives, are a constant reminder of the ultimate price paid by the men and women of the armed services during the Great War of 1914–1918",
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          "ref": "2018, Neil Oliver, Not Forgotten: The Great War and Our Modern Memory, →ISBN:",
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