[sap.phic] adj (1501) 1 cap: of or relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho
2: of, relating to, or consisting of a 4-line strophe made up of chiefly trochaic and dactylic feet
3: lesbian
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[2]sapphic n (1586) 1: a verse having the metrical pattern of one of the first three lines of a sapphic strophe
2: a sapphic strophe