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[syn: lesbian, sapphic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sapphic \Sap"phic\, a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Sappho.]
1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as,
Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sapphic \Sap"phic\, n. (Pros.)
A Sapphic verse.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sapphic
adj 1: a meter used by Sappho and named after her
2: of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations
between woman [syn: lesbian, sapphic]