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LIMERICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("limerick" is a kind of...):
rhyme; verse (a piece of poetry)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Port city in southwestern Ireland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Limerick" is a part of...):
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)
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