limerick
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/ˈlɪməɹɪk/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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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Synonyms
versepoemnaughtyroguerascalottava rimaiambic tetrameteriambic pentameterterza rimasonnetbioletottavarimalong meterhiggledy-piggledymonk's tale stanzarondelet