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sapphism
[ saf-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈsæf ɪz əm /
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OTHER WORDS FROM sapphism
sapphist, nounWords nearby sapphism
Sapphic, Sapphic ode, Sapphira, sapphire, sapphirine, sapphism, Sappho, Sapporo, sappy, sapraemia, sapremia
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How to use sapphism in a sentence
I might also instance two sisters of the gardener caste, both widows, who 'lived apart' and indulged in simultaneous sapphism.
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British Dictionary definitions for sapphism
Word Origin for sapphism
C19: after Sappho, who is believed to have been a lesbian
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