sapphic

sapphic is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.

[2] 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.

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