Meaning & use
sapphic
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relating to love or romantic relationships between women, or to the poetry and verse form associated with the ancient Greek poet Sappho
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The anthology collects sapphic poetry from writers across three centuries.
Critics praised the novel for its tender portrayal of a sapphic relationship.
A note on using this word
Comes from Sappho, a poet from the Greek island of Lesbos, whose name is also the origin of the word 'lesbian.'
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lesbian
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