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Limericks Meaning in English

word · lemma: limerick

ˈɫɪmɝɪks
LIM-er-iks
lˈɪməɹˌɪks
LIM-uh-riks

التعريف

Limericks are short, funny poems with five lines, a rhythmic pattern, and an AABBA rhyme scheme. They often tell a humorous story or joke.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used in humorous or lighthearted contexts. Almost always plural ('limericks'). Refer to the fixed five-line poetic form with a distinct rhythm and rhyme. Less formal than 'poems' and rarely used in serious literature.

جمل نموذجية

We read funny limericks in class today.

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Children like to write their own limericks.

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Can you recite three limericks from memory?

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He told so many limericks at the party that everyone was laughing.

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Some writers are famous just for their clever limericks.

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On long car rides, we make up silly limericks to pass the time.

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