Limerick

Definitions

1. A county of Ireland.
   countable, uncountable
2. A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
3. A city in County Limerick.
   countable, uncountable
4. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
   countable, uncountable
5. A habitational surname from Irish.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Take⟳ a look⟳. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have⟳ anything in common other than names you could write⟳ a limerick around?”

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