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limerickMain Entry: lim·er·ick Pronunciation: \ˈli-mə-rik, ˈlim-rik\ Function: noun Etymology: Limerick, Ireland Date: 1896 : a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba
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