SAPPHIC


Meaning of SAPPHIC in English

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.