Thesaurus: sapphic

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
2. a. 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.
3. n. A Sapphic verse.
4. adj. a meter used by Sappho and named after her
5. adj. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
6. 1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. 2. (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. A Sapphic verse.
7. Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; -- said of a certainkind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting offive feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, thesecond is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
8. s. a meter used by Sappho and named after her