sap·phic

sap·phic
/ˈsæfık/ adj, always used before a noun
formal + literary : of or relating to sexual relations between women :lesbian

a sapphic relationship

sapphic lovers


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  • Sap|phic — «SAF ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with Sappho, a Greek lyric poetess who lived about 600 B.C. 2. having to do with certain meters, or a four line stanza form, used by or named after her: »We send our thanks to you…in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • phic — ac·ti·no·mor·phic; ade·lo·mor·phic; adel·phic; al·lot·ri·o·mor·phic; amor·phic; am·phic·ty·on; am·phic·ty·on·ic; am·phic·ty·o·ny; am·phic·y·on; an·a·mor·phic; au·to·mor·phic; bi·o·mor·phic; brachy·mor·phic; cal·o·mor·phic; car·ci·no·mor·phic;… …   English syllables

  • sap — phy·sap·o·da; SAP; sap·a·jou; sap; sap·ful; sap·id; sap·in·da·ce·ae; sap·in·da·les; sap·less; sap·ling; sap·ling·hood; sap·o·dil·la; sap·o·gen·in; sap·o·na·ceous; sap·o·nar·ia; sap·o·nary; sap·o·nat·ed; sap·o·nin; sap·o·nite; sap·o·rif·ic;… …   English syllables

  • sapphic — sap·phic …   English syllables

  • sapphic — sap·phic saf ik adj or n LESBIAN Sap·pho saf (.)ō (fl ca 610 BC ca 580 BC) Greek lyric poet. Sappho was the leading spirit of a coterie of female poets on the Aegean isle of Lesbos. Because of the homosexual themes in her poetry, she herself has… …   Medical dictionary

  • sapphic — sap|phic [ˈsæfık] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: saphique, from Greek, from Sappho female Greek poet of around 600BC who wrote love poems to women] ↑lesbian …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sapphic — Sap•phic [[t]ˈsæf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pro pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her 2) lesbian 3) 3) pro a Sapphic verse • Etymology: 1495–1505; < L sapphicus < Gk sapphikós=Sapph(ṓ)… …   From formal English to slang

  • Sapphic — Sap phic, a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Sappho.] 1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pros.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; said of a certain kind of verse reputed to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sapphic — Sap phic, n. (Pros.) A Sapphic verse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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