Ottava Rima: An italian stanza of eight 11-syllable lines, with the rhyme scheme abababcc, introduced by sir thomas wyatt and by w. B. Yeats in 'among school children' and 'sailing to byzantium,' and adapted by lord byron as ten-syllable lines in his don juan and beppo.

 

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Ottava Rima: An italian stanza of eight 11-syllable lines, with the rhyme scheme abababcc, introduced by sir thomas wyatt and by w. B. Yeats in 'among school children' and 'sailing to byzantium,' and ada . . . View Full Definition

Primary Mortgage Market: The mortgage market in which loans are originated and consisting of lenders such as commercial banks, savings and loan associations and mutual savings banks.

Primary Meristems: The apical meristems on the shoot and root apices in plants that produce plant primary tissues.

Primary Offering: Direct/Sale of a firm's newly issued shares by the firm to investors.

Primary Personal Residence: The dwelling in which a taxpayer lives and occupies most of the time.

Primary Process: In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard t . . . View Full Definition

Primary Prevention: Activities geared to a sample of the general population to prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring. Also referred to as 'universal prevention.'

Primary Market: If you buy stocks or bonds when they are initially offered for sale, and the money you spend goes to the issuer, you are buying in the primary market. In contrast, if you buy a security at s . . . View Full Definition

Primary Macronutrients: Elements that plants require in relatively large quantities: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Primary Financial Statements: The balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, used by external groups to assess a company's economic standing.