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limerick's

How many syllables in limerick's?

  3 syllables

Divide limerick's into syllables:   lim-er-ick's
Stressed syllable in limerick's:   lim-er-ick's
How to pronounce limerick's:   lim-er-iks
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Define limerick's



noun, possessive
  1. A humorous, bawdy, child-like rhyme that consists of 5 lines and uses the AABBA rhyme scheme.
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What rhymes with limerick's

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