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