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Limerick in German

Limerick in German is Limerick — Limerick means a humorous five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.

Limerick in German

Limerick
proper noun
Limerick
noun
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

What does "Limerick" mean?

  1. noun A humorous five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
    "He wrote a limerick about the office printer."
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Limerick in a sentence

  • He wrote a limerick about the office printer.

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What is "Limerick" in German?

"Limerick" in German is Limerick. Limerick means: A humorous five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.

How do you use "Limerick" in a sentence?

Example: "He wrote a limerick about the office printer." In German, "Limerick" is Limerick.

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