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Sapphic
[saf-ik]
adjective
Sometimes sapphic
of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women, used especially as an umbrella term for all women who are attracted to women.
pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her.
noun
Greek Literature.a verse using certain meters or forms used by or named after Sappho.
Slang.Sometimes sapphic a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
Sapphic
/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
prosody denoting a metre associated with Sappho, consisting generally of a trochaic pentameter line with a dactyl in the third foot
of or relating to Sappho or her poetry
lesbian
noun
prosody a verse, line, or stanza written in the Sapphic form
Usage
Word History and Origins
Origin of Sapphic1
Example Sentences
This year, in a rare twist, the #PRIDE scale seems to be moving a bit on the side that holds lesbian and lesbian coded content and, as far as I can tell, none of the characters in these upcoming sapphic offerings are being held in a mental institution or are candle-holding robed ghosts haunting their former homes — hand in hand — having died after just a page of dialogue between them.
Poranek’s sapphic twist on “Swan Lake” is also a murder mystery and a fantasy.
Driven by flamboyant fiddles and clever double entendres, she leaves a mark on the genre with her sapphic pop touch.
If you liked the country-pop twang of Roan’s “The Giver,” here are a few country/Americana/folk artists who bring a sapphic feel to their Western sounds.
This is an essential, cowpunk-y anthem for sapphic yearning.
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