LIMERICK


Meaning of LIMERICK in English

lim ‧ e ‧ rick /ˈlɪmərɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Limerick county in Ireland ]

a humorous short poem that has five lines that ↑ rhyme

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THESAURUS

■ a poem

▪ poem a piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas, especially in short lines using words that rhyme:

‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ is the first line of a famous poem by WIlliam Wordsworth.

▪ sonnet a poem with 14 lines which rhyme with each other in a fixed pattern:

Shakespeare’s sonnets

▪ haiku a type of Japanese poem with three lines consisting of five, seven, and five syllables:

a haiku by Matsuo Basho about a frog jumping into a pond

▪ limerick a short humorous poem that has five lines which rhyme:

a limerick by Edward Lear, which began ‘There was a young lady of Norway, Who casually sat in a doorway’.

▪ rhyme a short poem or song, especially for children, using words that rhyme:

a collection of traditional rhymes with illustrations

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The children were reciting a rhyme.

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a nursery rhyme (=a short traditional poem or song for children)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.