Etymology

limerick

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Today it means: A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence. Full definition →

Irish Luimneach
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limerick · noun1

  1. Irish · derived fromLuimneach
  2. English todaylimerick

From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].

Limerick · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromLuimneach
  2. English todayLimerick

Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.

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