| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; |
| 2. | (Pros.) 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. | |
| n. | 1. | (Pros.) A Sapphic verse. |
| Adj. | 1. | sapphic - a meter used by Sappho and named after her |
| 2. | sapphic - of female homosexuality Synonyms: lesbian |