单词 | limerick |
释义 | Word Frequency limerick(ˈlɪmərɪk) noun a form of comic verse consisting of five anapaestic lines of which the first, second, and fifth have three metrical feet and rhyme together and the third and fourth have two metrical feet and rhyme together Word origin C19: allegedly from will you come up to Limerick?, a refrain sung between nonsense verses at a partyWord Frequency Limerick(ˈlɪmərɪk) noun 1. a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in N Munster province: consists chiefly of an undulating plain with rich pasture and mountains in the south. County town: Limerick. Pop: 175 304 (2002). Area: 2686 sq km (1037sq miles) 2. a port in SW Republic of Ireland, county town of Limerick, at the head of the Shannon estuary. Pop: 86 998 (2002) |
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