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(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.

(2):

(a.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; - said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.

(3):

(n.) A Sapphic verse.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sapphic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sapphic.html. 1828.
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