"ultimate sacrifice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ultimate sacrifices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ultimate sacrifice (plural ultimate sacrifices)
  1. Death for a cause or for one's country. Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: supreme sacrifice, martyrdom

Inflected forms

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