SAPPHICS

Noun

sapphics

plural of sapphic

Noun

Sapphics

plural of Sapphic

Source: Wiktionary


SAPPHIC

Sap"phic, a. Etym: [L. Sapphicus, Gr.

1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.

2. (Pros.)

Definition: 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.

Sap"phic, n. (Pros.)

Definition: A Sapphic verse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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