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单词 clerihew
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clerihew

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cler·i·hew

C0402700 (klĕr′ə-hyo͞o′)n. A humorous verse consisting of two rhymed couplets in lines of irregular length, usually about a person whose name serves as one of the rhymes.
[After Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956), British writer.]

clerihew

(ˈklɛrɪˌhjuː) n (Poetry) a form of comic or satiric verse, consisting of two couplets of metrically irregular lines, containing the name of a well-known person[C20: named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley, who invented it]

cler•i•hew

(ˈklɛr əˌhyu)

n. a verse form in two couplets, usu. lampooning a person named in the first line. [1925–30; after E. Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), English writer, its inventor]
Thesaurus
Noun1.clerihew - a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; "`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew"rhyme, verse - a piece of poetry
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clerihew

enUK

clerihew

a form of comic or satiric verse, consisting of two couplets of metrically irregular lines, containing the name of a well-known person

clerihew

enUK
  • noun

Words related to clerihew

noun a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person

Related Words

  • rhyme
  • verse
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