denoting a metre associated with Sappho, consisting generally of a trochaic pentameter line with a dactyl in the third foot
2.
of or relating to Sappho or her poetry
3.
lesbian
noun
4. prosody
a verse, line, or stanza written in the Sapphic form
Sapphic in American English
(ˈsæfɪk)
adjective
1.
of Sappho
2. [oftens-]
designating or of certain meters or a form of stanza or strophe used by or named after Sappho, esp. a stanza of three lines, of five or six stresses each, followed by a short line