Limerick
['lɪmərɪk]
Definition
(noun.) a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba.
(noun.) port city in southwestern Ireland.
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Examples
- Limerick is still a cardinal memory in the long story of Irish embitterment. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Comparatively few English people have even heard of this Treaty of Limerick; in Ireland it rankles to this day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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