Sapphic

1. Of or relating to the Greek poet Sappho.
2. 1. 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.
   2. Relating to or being a stanza of three such verses followed by a verse consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee.
   3. Relating to or being an ode made up of such stanzas.
   4. 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.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of female homosexuality
  Synonym: lesbian

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Sapphic can refer to:

• Related to Sappho, a 7th century BC poetess
  • Sapphic stanza, a four line poetic form
• Sapphic love, related to female homosexuality

See also

• Lesbian

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