limerick
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limerick¹
- /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/
Where it comes from
From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].
noun limericks · limeric
- A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence. The limerick, it would appear, Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear; Two long and two short Lines rhymed, as was taught, And a fifth just to bring up the rear.
Limerick²
- /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/
Where it comes from
Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.
proper noun Limericks
- A county of Ireland.
- A city in County Limerick.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A town in York County, Maine.
- A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Irish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: verse, poem, naughty, rogue, rascal, ottava rima, iambic tetrameter, iambic pentameter, terza rima, sonnet, biolet, ottavarima, long meter, higgledy-piggledy, rondelet, triolet
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noun humorous rhyming verse of five lines
| Español | quintilla, quintilla jocosa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | リメリック rimerikku |
| 中文 | 五行打油詩 /五行打油诗 wǔháng dǎyóushī |
| Português | limerique |
| Français | limerick |
| Deutsch | Limerick |
| Русский | ли́мерик límerik |
| עברית | חַמְשִׁיר khamshír |
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title = {limerick},
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