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Webster 1913 Edition
Sapphic
Sap′phic
,Adj.
[L.
Sapphicus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] Sappho.] 1.
Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess;
as,
. Sapphic
odes; Sapphic
verse2.
(Pros.)
Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; – said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
Sap′phic
,Noun.
(Pros.)
A Sapphic verse.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sapphic
SAPPHIC
,Adj.
Definition 2024
Sapphic
Sapphic
See also: sapphic
English
Alternative forms
- Sapphick (obsolete)
Adjective
Sapphic (not comparable)
- Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
- (poetry) Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
- Alternative letter-case form of sapphic: relating to lesbianism; lesbian.
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Translations
relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry
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sapphic — see sapphic
sapphic
sapphic
See also: Sapphic
English
Adjective
sapphic (not comparable)
- Relating to lesbianism; lesbian.
- Clinton and I became peripherally involved with a pair of Leckford Road girls who, principally sapphic in their interests, would arrange for sessions of group frolic. Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22
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Translations
relating to lesbianism
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