Sap·phic (s f  k)adj. 1. Of or relating to the Greek poet Sappho. 2. a. Of, relating to, or being an Aeolic verse of 11 syllables, consisting of a first part of 4 syllables, a central choriamb, and a final part of 3 syllables. b. Relating to or being a stanza of three such verses followed by a verse consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee. c. Relating to or being an ode made up of such stanzas. d. Of, relating to, or being a verse, stanza, or poem in accentual meter composed in imitation of Sapphic quantitative verse. 3. often sapphic Of or relating to lesbianism. n. A Sapphic meter, verse, stanza, or ode. |
Sapphic [ˈsæfɪk]
adj
1. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody denoting a metre associated with Sappho, the 6th century bc Greek lyric poetess of Lesbos, consisting generally of a trochaic pentameter line with a dactyl in the third foot
2. (Literature / Poetry) of or relating to Sappho or her poetry
3. lesbian
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a verse, line, or stanza written in the Sapphic form
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| Adj. | 1. | Sapphic - a meter used by Sappho and named after her rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" |
| 2. | sapphic - of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex |
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