Sapphic
Pronunciation : Sap"phic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. Sapphicus, Gr.
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
2. (Pros.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sap"phic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A Sapphic verse.
(Pros.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913