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Nov 8, 2009
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Sap•phic



Pronunciation: (saf'ik), [key]
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.
a Sapphic verse.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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