clerihew
nounHow many syllables in clerihew?
There are 3 syllables in the word clerihew.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:
anacreontic
ballad
dithyramb
eclogue
elegy
english sonnet
epic
epigram
epode
epopee
epos
georgic
haiku
idyl
idyll
jingle
lament
limerick
lyric
madrigal
ode
pastoral
pastorale
poem
poetry
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