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saphism

saphism is the misspelling of sapphism.

Meaning of sapphism

Noun

sapphism (usually uncountable, plural sapphisms)

  1. (usually) Female homosexuality; lesbianism.
    • Its odd that yᵉ Roman Women did not borrow that horrible Vice from Greece—it has a Greek name now & is called Sapphism, but I never did hear of it in Italy where the Ladies are today exactly what Juvenal described them in his Time—neither better nor worse as I can find.1795 December 9, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana
    Synonyms:
    lesbianism

Questions about saphism

What is saphism the misspelling of?
Saphism is the misspelling of sapphism.

Words near saphism in the dictionary

  1. saphies
  2. saphir
  3. saphire
  4. saphires
  5. saphirs
  6. saphism
  7. saphist
  8. SAPHO syndrome
  9. saphranin
  10. saphænous
  11. SAPI

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