\Sap"phic\, a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Sappho.]
1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as,
   Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
2. (Pros.) 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.

\Sap"phic\, n. (Pros.)
A Sapphic verse.