daughter of Sappho

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A homosexual woman.

Examples

“Traces of the answer ⟳, I submit ⟳, are to be discerned in all writings by the daughters of Sappho or the descendents^([sic]) of the tenth muse—Yourcenar, Paglia, Mehta, Patkar, et al. Women want ⟳ what most men will never admit ⟳ that they also want ⟳ — women want ⟳ to know ⟳ what it is to belong ⟳ to another sex.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

daughter of the desert daughter of the manse daughter sauce daughter-in-law daughter-out-law daughter; female equivalent of hijo

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