clerihew
[ kler-uh-hyoo ]
/ ˈklɛr əˌhyu /
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noun Prosody.
a light verse form, usually consisting of two couplets, with lines of uneven length and irregular meter, the first line usually containing the name of a well-known person.
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Origin of clerihew
1925–30; named after E. Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), English writer, its inventor
Words nearby clerihew
cleric, clerical, clerical collar, clericalism, clericals, clerihew, clerisy, clerk, clerkess, clerkly, clerk of works
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clerihew
/ (ˈklɛrɪˌhjuː) /
noun
a form of comic or satiric verse, consisting of two couplets of metrically irregular lines, containing the name of a well-known person
Word Origin for clerihew
C20: named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley, who invented it
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