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Sappha
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English
Etymology
Altered to contain the Romance feminine en -a rather than the Romance masculine -o.
Proper noun
en rare feminist Sappho.
en 1976 A Gay Person's Guide to New England 2nd The Power of History...or History Is Written by the Powerful Dave Peterson, Jonathan Cross; Lyn Rosen Xenia S. Williams Many of Sappha's poems have been lost because the church ordered them burned, along with Joan of Arc and other witches.