Sapphic
Sapphic definition
Sap·phic (saf′ik)
adjective
- of Sappho
- designating or of certain meters or a form of stanza or strophe used by or named after Sappho, esp. a stanza of three lines, of five or six stresses each, followed by a short line
- lesbian ()
Etymology: L Sapphicus < Gr Sapphikos < Sapphō
noun
a Sapphic verse
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