Definition of limerick Limerick
/lɪˈmɚɪk/ - [limerik] - lim•er•ick
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What does limerick mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: limericks |
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| limerick - port city in southwestern Ireland | ||
| limerick - a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba |
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Wiktionary 
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limerick
A city of Ireland, chief town of a county of the same name, situated on the Shannon, about 60 miles from its mouth, and 106 miles south-southwest of Dublin. It has always been deemed a place of importance. It was taken by the English in 1174; in 1651 it was taken by Ireton, the son-in-law of Cromwell; in 1690 it was unsuccessfully besieged by King William III. in person; in 1691 it surrendered to Gen. Ginkel, afterwards earl of Athlone. Before the Conquest it was the seat of the kings of Thomond.
Wikipedia 
- Limerick () is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland. The city lies on the River Shannon, with three main crossing points near the city centre and has a 2006 population of 91,000 inhabitants within its urban area.
Part of speech
🔤- limerick, noun, singular of limericks.
