sapphic
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Is sapphic a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (poetry) Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.not-comparable
noun (English)
1. (poetry) A Sapphic verse.Examples: "His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical."; "The first line (which goes by the name of Aristophanes) is a Sapphic without the initial trochees."; ""A real Sapphic," said Crane, dropping into a poetical tone, as an elocutionist does when he is hungry for an opportunity to recite a favorite sketch."Synonyms: gay woman
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