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Definition of clerihew noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clerihew

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/ˈklerɪhjuː/
 
/ˈklerɪhjuː/
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  1. a short humorous poem, usually consisting of two pairs of rhyming lines, and referring to a famous person
    Word Origin1920s: named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley, the English journalist and novelist who invented it.
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