Sapphic verse

См. также в других словарях:

• Sapphic — Sap phic, a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Sappho.] 1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pros.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; said of a certain kind of verse reputed to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sapphic — Sap phic, n. (Pros.) A Sapphic verse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sapphic — [saf′ik] adj. [L Sapphicus < Gr Sapphikos < Sapphō] 1. of Sappho 2. [often s ] 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,… …   English World dictionary

• Sapphic — /saf ik/, adj. 1. pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her. 2. Lesbian (def. 2). n. 3. a Sapphic verse. [1495 1505; < L sapphicus < Gk sapphikós, equiv. to Sapph(ó) SAPPHO + ikos IC] * *… …   Universalium

• Sapphic — Sap•phic [[t]ˈsæf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pro pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her 2) lesbian 3) 3) pro a Sapphic verse • Etymology: 1495–1505; < L sapphicus < Gk sapphikós=Sapph(ṓ)… …   From formal English to slang

• Sapphic — /ˈsæfɪk/ (say safik) adjective 1. relating to Sappho, or to certain metres or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her. 2. (of relationships, etc.) of the kind which Sappho had; lesbian. –noun 3. a Sapphic verse. {Latin sapphicus,… …  

• Sapphic stanza — The Sapphic stanza, named after Sappho, is an Aeolic verse form spanning four lines (more properly three, in the poetry of Sappho and Alcaeus, where there is no word end before the final Adonean). The form is two hendecasyllabic verses, and a… …   Wikipedia

• sapphic — I. adjective Date: 1501 1. capitalized of or relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho 2. of, relating to, or consisting of a 4 line strophe made up of chiefly trochaic and dactylic feet 3. lesbian 2 II. noun Date: 1586 1. a verse having the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sapphic — [ safɪk] adjective 1》 (Sapphic) relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho (7th century BC), or her poetry expressing love and affection for women. 2》 formal or humorous relating to lesbians or lesbianism. noun (sapphics) verse in a metre associated …   English new terms dictionary

• verse — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, Spenserian stanza, acquaint, adage, advertise, advertise of, advise, alba, ana, anacreontic, anacrusis,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• sapphic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to Sappho, poetess of Lesbos c.600 BC, or her poetry. 2 lesbian. n. (in pl.) (sapphics) verse in a metre associated with Sappho. Etymology: F sa(p)phique f. L Sapphicus f. Gk Sapphikos f. Sappho …   Useful english dictionary