limerick
See also: Limerick
English
Etymology
From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].
Pronunciation
Noun
limerick (plural limericks)
- A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having a 9–9–6–6–9 cadence.
- Description of the limerick in limerick form:
- 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.
- The limerick, it would appear,
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- Description of the limerick in limerick form:
Translations
rhyming verse of five lines
Further reading
Limerick (poetry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Limerick (song) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Limerick (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia