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oak-leaf cluster

noun

Definition of oak-leaf cluster

: a bronze or silver cluster of oak leaves and acorns added to various military decorations to signify a second or subsequent award of the basic decoration

First Known Use of oak-leaf cluster

1918, in the meaning defined above

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