SAPPHIC


Meaning of SAPPHIC in English

I. ˈsa-fik adjective

Date: 1501

1. capitalized : 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 2

II. noun

Date: 1586

1. : a verse having the metrical pattern of one of the first three lines of a sapphic strophe

2. : a sapphic strophe

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.