sapphic
IPA: sˈæfɪk
Root Word: Sapphic
noun
- (poetry) A Sapphic verse.
- A person who is sapphic.
- Alternative letter-case form of Sapphic [(poetry) A Sapphic verse.]
adjective
- Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
- (poetry) Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
- Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.
- Alternative letter-case form of sapphic: relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between women. [Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.]
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Examples of "sapphic" in Sentences
- The meters of the Sapphic corpus.
- I'd like to give my support to Sapphic.
- The last line of a Sapphic stanza is an adonic.
- In any case, the above comment by Sapphic is unacceptable.
- As Sapphic, he got a 12 hour block for swearing up a storm.
- In any case it did not effect a cult of sapphic Marie Lamballe ites.
- The metrical form she developed came to be known as the Sapphic meter.
- The adjective form Sapphic is still commonly used in the English language.
- This also covers the part of the Sapphic stanza and her relationship to Phaon.
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