"arospec" meaning in English

See arospec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more arospec [comparative], most arospec [superlative]
Etymology: aro (“aromantic”) + spec (“spectrum”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|aro|spec|t1=aromantic|t2=spectrum}} aro (“aromantic”) + spec (“spectrum”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} arospec (comparative more arospec, superlative most arospec)
  1. (neologism) Belonging or related to the aromantic spectrum. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): LGBT, Love, Romantic orientations Synonyms: aro-spec Hypernyms: a-spec
    Sense id: en-arospec-en-adj-Ebef-63B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

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