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Definition of Limerick
1. Noun. Port city in southwestern Ireland.
Group relationships: Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland
2. Noun. A humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba.
Definition of Limerick
1. n. A nonsense poem of five anapestic lines, of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of there feet, and rime, and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet, and rime; as --
There was a young lady, Amanda,
Whose Ballades Lyriques were quite fin de
Siècle, I deem
But her Journal Intime
Was what sent her papa to Uganda.
Definition of Limerick
1. Proper noun. A county in the Republic of Ireland. ¹
2. Proper noun. A town in the county of Limerick ¹
3. Noun. A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapestic lines, with the rhyme scheme ''aabba'', and typically has a 9-9-6-6-9 cadence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Limerick
1. a humorous verse [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Limerick
Literary usage of Limerick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"Limerick. Limerick is distinguished in history as " the city of the ... The brave
defenders of Limerick and Londonderry have received—the former from the ..."
2. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"8° Limerick. The Limerick Directory. To which is added a schedule of the city
... A Handbook for Limerick and its environs, the Lower Shannon, and Kilkee. ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Limerick* a county of the province of Munster, in Ireland, separated bv the Shannon
... Limerick is the only town of any size. The county formed part of the ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"Clare & Limerick Counties Clare and Limerick are marketed by Failte Ireland as
... This chapter covers Clare and Limerick only, and the others are described ..."
5. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Limerick, a western county of Ireland, in the province of Munster, ... The Shannon
is navigable for large vessels to Limerick, above which arc the rapids of ..."
6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"330), and he was consecrated bishop of Limerick in St. Patrick's, Dublin, 18 Dec.
1634. When the confederate catholics entered Limerick in June 1642, ..."
7. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"This retreat of the French seems to have considerably increased the expectation,
among the higher circles in England, of the fall of Limerick. ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"But as yet there was no city of Limerick, and no diocese till after the Danes came.
... JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Limerick It is said there was a Bishop of Limerick ..."
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