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Apostrophe : An address to a dead or absent person or personification as if he or she were present.

Genitive: A declension in any synthetic (i.e. Heavily inflected) language that indicates possession. In many Old English singular nouns, an -es declension attached to the end of that noun would indica . . . View Full Definition

Triple Rhyme: A trisyllabic rhyme involving three separate syllables to create the rhyme in each word. For instance, grinding cares is a triple rhyme with winding stairs. Fearfully is a triple rhyme with . . . View Full Definition

Personification: An anthropomorphic figure of speech where the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a non-human form as if it were a person. William blake's 'o rose, thou art sick!' is an example, but . . . View Full Definition

Permalloy Tape Head: A cassette tape head constructed of permalloy, an alloy made primarily of nickel and iron, used for its superior high wear resistance and permeability, offering superior frequency response a . . . View Full Definition

Permanence Tests: Methods of establishing whether long term permanence of an image has been achieved.

Permadeath: A blend of 'permanent' and 'death.' The act of a player choosing to have his character be killed off for good, and not revived or respawned in any way.

Permanent Vegetative Cover: Trees, or perennial grasses, legumes, or shrubs with an expected life span of at least 5 years. Permanent cover is required on cropland entered into the Conservation Reserve Program.

PERLS: Principal Exchange-Rated-Linked Securities

Permanent Current: A current that runs continuously and is independent of tides and other temporary causes. Permanent currents include the general surface circulation of the oceans.