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Rarelimerick
The correct spelling is limerick.
How to pronounce limerick
/ˈlɪməɹɪk/
nounIPA: /ˈlɪməɹɪk/
Say it like: Lim-eri-k
The correct spelling is limerick. A 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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Definition
noun
- 1.A 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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