First Known Use: 1896
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limerick
noun lim·er·ick \ˈli-mə-rik, ˈlim-rik\
: a humorous rhyming poem of five lines
Full Definition of LIMERICK
: a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba
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Origin of LIMERICK
Limerick, Ireland
Rhymes with LIMERICK
Limerick
geographical name Lim·er·ick \ˈli-mə-rik, ˈlim-rik\
Definition of LIMERICK
1
county SW Ireland in Munster area 1037 square miles (2696 square kilometers), pop 175,304
2
city & port, its ∗, on the Shannon pop 54,023
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limerick
noun lim·er·ick \ˈli-mə-rik\
Definition of LIMERICK for Kids
: a funny poem with five lines
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