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clerihew
noun
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Divide clerihew into syllables:

cler · i · hew

How to pronounce clerihew:

Definition of clerihew:

clerihew (noun):
noun. a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person.
a light verse quatrain rhyming aabb and usually dealing with a person named in the initial rhyme

Synonyms for clerihew:

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