What does "sapphic" mean?

Sapphic: (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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A Sapphic verse.

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