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- [lim-er-ik]
- /ˈlɪm ər ɪk/
- /ˈlɪm.ər.ɪk/
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- [lim-er-ik]
- /ˈlɪm ər ɪk/
Definitions of limerick word
- noun limerick a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km). 1
- noun limerick its county seat: a seaport at the head of the Shannon estuary. 1
- noun limerick Angling. a fishhook having a sharp bend below the barb. 1
- noun limerick A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear. 1
- noun limerick humorous poem 1
- countable noun limerick A limerick is a humorous poem which has five lines. 0
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Origin of limerick
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; after Limerick; allegedly from social gatherings where the group sang “Will you come up to Limerick?” after each set of verses, extemporized in turn by the members of the party
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Parts of speech for Limerick
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limerick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limerick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limerick
noun limerick
- song — Ailing [ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), Soong, Ai-ling.
- rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- poesy — the work or the art of poetic composition.
- verse — (not in technical use) a stanza.
- lyric — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
Antonyms for limerick
noun limerick
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
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