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limerick

form of poetry
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limerick

Summary

limerick is a poetry genre[1]. limerick ranks in the top 6% of poetry_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • limerick's instance of is recorded as poetry genre[3].
  • Limerick is named after limerick[4].
  • limerick is a type of humorous poetry[5].
  • limerick's Commons category is recorded as Limerick poetry[6].
  • limerick's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].

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Definition and Type

limerick's instance of is recorded as poetry genre[3]. limerick is a type of humorous poetry[5].

Origins

Limerick is named after limerick[4].

Why It Matters

limerick ranks in the top 6% of poetry_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,139 views/month).[2] limerick has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] limerick is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Limerick

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). limerick. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/limerick-q204698
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  1. 3d ago · WDEditor777 · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work available at url → https://humoropedia.com/absurdly-funny-limericks/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P953]]: https://humoropedia.com/absurdly-funny-limericks/"
  2. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Named after → Limerick
    Subclass of → —
    Subject lexeme → {'id': 'L37097', 'numeric-id': 37097, 'entity-type': 'lexeme
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17572, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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