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limerick

How many syllables in limerick?

  3 syllables

Divide limerick into syllables:   lim-er-ick
Stressed syllable in limerick:   lim-er-ick
How to pronounce limerick:   lim-er-ik
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Define limerick



noun
  1. A humorous, bawdy, child-like rhyme that consists of 5 lines and uses the AABBA rhyme scheme.
  2. Limerick Rules & Examples
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Synonyms for limerick


1 syllable
  • ode
  • verse
  • rhyme
2 syllables
  • couplet
  • epic
  • sonnet
  • ditty
  • poem
3 syllables
  • elegy

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    What rhymes with limerick

    2 syllables
    • Cymric
      3 syllables
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