Limerick

noun

/ˈlɪməɹɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounA humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having a 9–9–6–6–9 cadence.

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