SAPPHIC
\sˈafɪk], \sˈafɪk], \s_ˈa_f_ɪ_k]\
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A Sapphic verse.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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