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sapphic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sapphic \Sap"phic\, a. [L. Sapphicus Gr ?, fr ? Sappho.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sapphic \Sap"phic\, n. (Pros.) A Sapphic verse. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sapphic adj : of female homosexuality [syn: {lesbian}]
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