"Clerihew" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Clerihews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Clerihew (plural Clerihews)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of clerihew. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: clerihew
    Sense id: en-Clerihew-en-noun-hfFRIuel Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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