Limerick (Noun)
Meaning 1
Port city in southwestern Ireland.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The city of Limerick is located in the Mid-West Region of Ireland and is a major hub for business and culture.
- In 2014, Limerick was the first Irish city to be designated as a City of Culture in Ireland.
- Visitors to the city of Limerick may take a stroll along the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river.
- The city of Limerick is built on the River Shannon, on the mid-western edge of the European Union.
- Today, Limerick remains a thriving urban hub, drawing talent in technology, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
Meaning 2
A humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet was known for her clever limerick about a talking cat that won several literary awards.
- Edward Lear popularized the limerick form of poetry in the 19th century with his book "A Book of Nonsense."
- The editor asked the contributor to rewrite the limerick to make it less offensive.
- She recited an original limerick at the poetry slam, and the crowd erupted in applause.
- Mark Twain often used the limerick form to comment humorously on politics in his writings.