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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short, rhymed poem or tale for children.
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- noun A short
poem orsong forchildren , mostlyanonymous or handed down byfolklore
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tale in rhymed verse for children
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