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Sapphick

Sapphick is the obsolete form of Sapphic.

Meaning of Sapphic

Adjective

Sapphic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
  2. Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.

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Questions about Sapphick

What is Sapphick the obsolete form of?
Sapphick is the obsolete form of Sapphic.

Words near Sapphick in the dictionary

  1. Sappha
  2. sapphic
  3. sapphic pop
  4. sapphic vice
  5. sapphically
  6. Sapphick
  7. sapphics
  8. Sapphira
  9. sapphire
  10. Sapphire Beach
  11. sapphire glass

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