saphique — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sapphic adj Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
Senses
saphique is used for these senses in English:
- Sapphic Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
sapphic — full definition
- adj Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
- adj 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.
- adj Alternative letter-case form of sapphic.