Limmerick

Lim·er·ick (l

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A borough of southwest Ireland on the Shannon River estuary. It was an important Norse settlement in the 9th and 10th centuries and was taken by the English in the late 12th century. The city is noted for its fine lace. Population: 52,500.

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A light humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy verse of five anapestic lines usually with the rhyme scheme aabba.

[After Limerick.]

limerick [ˈlɪmərɪk]

(Literature / Poetry) a form of comic verse consisting of five anapaestic lines of which the first, second, and fifth have three metrical feet and rhyme together and the third and fourth have two metrical feet and rhyme together

[allegedly from will you come up to Limerick?, a refrain sung between nonsense verses at a party]

Limerick [ˈlɪmərɪk]

1. (Placename) a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in N Munster province: consists chiefly of an undulating plain with rich pasture and mountains in the south. County town: Limerick. Pop.: 165 042 (1996). Area: 2686 sq. km (1037 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) a port in SW Republic of Ireland, county town of Limerick, at the head of the Shannon estuary. Pop.: 52 039 (1996)

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Noun	1.	Limerick - port city in southwestern Ireland Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
	2.	limerick - a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba rhyme, verse - a piece of poetry

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limerick [ˈlɪmərɪk] n → limerick m

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n → Limerick m

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n limerick [ˈlimərik]

a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others. bogrympie قَصيده خُماسِيَّه تَحْكي قِصَّه هَزْلِيَّه вид хумористично петостишие druh žertovné rýmovačky limerick der Limerik κωμικό πεντάστιχο quintilla humorística limerik شعر غیر مسجع پنج بندی limerikki poème humoristique חַמשִיר तुक्तक vrsta šaljive pjesmice limerick puisi lucu limra limerick, (poesia scherzosa di cinque versi) 五行戯詩 5행 희시(戱詩) limerikas, humoristinis eilėraštis humoristisks [] dzejolis limerik limerick limerick limeryk poema limerick, poezie umoristică лимерик druh žartovnej rýmovačky na päť riadkov šaljiva pesem šaljiva pesmica limerick กลอนตลก beş dizeli nükteli şiir; hicviye 五行打油詩 жартівливий вірш پانچ پانچ مصرعوں کے بندوں پر مشتمل ایک مزاحیہ نظم thể thơ hài hước năm câu 五行打油诗

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county Eire Ireland Irish Republic jingle Lear lewd Munster obscene port raunchy Republic of Ireland rhyme salacious verse	Poor Mo missed his flight from London to Dublin on Friday and had to pay another pounds 200 to meet up with Gary, aka Paul Trueman, and 20 of his pals for the limo-driven pub crawl around Limmerick, Dublin and Belfast. 3am: Mo's plane silly by The Mirror (London, England) Former guests, including Alison Limmerick and Shades Of Rhythm, have brought a touch of the old school to the night's fairly open ended selections, but in reality guest DJ's are far from the primary focus, more a surprise bonus to your now extended weekend. Happier Mondays by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Liz, originally from Limmerick, said: ``I will be t aking bone s cans of hundreds of volunteers to see how bones change and comparing them with athletes. EXPERTS TACKLE AN AGE OLD QUESTION by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)	limited audit limited company limited edition limited liability limited monarchy limited partnership limited production-type item limited review limited standard item limited war Limitedly Limitedness limiter limites limiting limiting factor Limiting parallels Limitive limitless limitlessness Limitour limitrophe limits limivorous Limmer Limmerick limn limner limnetic limniad Limning Limnobium Limnocryptes Limnocryptes minima Limnodium spongia Limnodromus Limnodromus griseus Limnodromus scolopaceus limnological limnologically limnologist limnology limnophilous limnophobia Limnos Límnos limo Limoges Limoges enamel Limoges ware Limón	limits limits limits limits limits limits limits Limits Carbon Tax Limits Down Limits of Acceptable Change Limits of All Known Ice Limits of integration limits of liability Limits of Stability Limits of Viability Limits Up limivorous limivorous Limkins, Mr. Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology LIML LIMLD LIMLF LIMM Limma LIMMD Limmel Limmel Limmer Limmerick LIMMS limn limn limn Limnades Limnades Limnaea Limnatis Limnatis africana Limnatis nilotica Limnebiidae limned limned limner limner limner limners limners LIMNET limnetic limnetic Limniad Limnic Limnic Limnic Coal Formation Limnichidae limnimeter limning limning limning

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Poor Mo missed his flight from London to Dublin on Friday and had to pay another pounds 200 to meet up with Gary, aka Paul Trueman, and 20 of his pals for the limo-driven pub crawl around Limmerick, Dublin and Belfast.

3am: Mo's plane silly by The Mirror (London, England)

Former guests, including Alison Limmerick and Shades Of Rhythm, have brought a touch of the old school to the night's fairly open ended selections, but in reality guest DJ's are far from the primary focus, more a surprise bonus to your now extended weekend.

Happier Mondays by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

Liz, originally from Limmerick, said: ``I will be t aking bone s cans of hundreds of volunteers to see how bones change and comparing them with athletes.

EXPERTS TACKLE AN AGE OLD QUESTION by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

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