adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or relating to Sappho, poetess of Lesbos c.600 BC, or her poetry. 2 lesbian.
n. (in pl.) (sapphics) verse in a metre associated with Sappho.
[ F sa(p)phique f. L Sapphicus f. Gk Sapphikos f. Sappho ]
adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or relating to Sappho, poetess of Lesbos c.600 BC, or her poetry. 2 lesbian.
n. (in pl.) (sapphics) verse in a metre associated with Sappho.
[ F sa(p)phique f. L Sapphicus f. Gk Sapphikos f. Sappho ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012