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单词 nonsense verse
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nonsense verse


noun

a form of light verse, usually for children, depicting imaginative characters in amusing situations of fantasy, whimsical in tone and with a rhythmic appeal, often employing fanciful phrases and meaningless made-up words.

Origin of nonsense verse

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby nonsense verse

nonself-antigen, nonsense, nonsense correlation, nonsense syllable, nonsense triplet, nonsense verse, nonsensical, non seq., non sequitur, nonsexist, nonsexual
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British Dictionary definitions for nonsense verse

nonsense verse

noun

verse in which the sense is nonexistent or absurd, such as that of Edward Lear
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