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limerick
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[ˈlɪm(ə)rɪk], (Noun)
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- a humorous five-line poem with a rhyme scheme aabba
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late 19th century: said to be from the chorus ‘will you come up to Limerick?’, sung between improvised verses at a gathering
[ˈlɪm(ə)rɪk], (Noun)
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- a city on the River Shannon in the west of the Republic of Ireland; population 52,539 (2006)
- a county of the Republic of Ireland, in the west of the province of Munster
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