Sapphic
Sapphic · Sapphics
A Sapphic verseA Sapphic verse.
/ˈsæf.ɪk/
» It was a sapphic night organised by a queer team.
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2 sensesA Sapphic verse.
A person who is sapphic.
Examples
1 sentencesIt was a sapphic night organised by a queer team.
Origin
Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuSappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian).
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