sapphic

1. a. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. A Sapphic verse. Source: opted

4. adj. a meter used by Sappho and named after her Source: wordnet

5. adj. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

8. s. a meter used by Sappho and named after her Source: ecdict

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