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Word: limerick (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapestic lines, with the rhyme scheme ''aabba'', and typically has a 9-9-6-6-9 cadence.

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Proper noun:

  • A county in the Republic of Ireland.
  • A town in the county of Limerick

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