"m-spec" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛm.spɛk/
Etymology: From m (from multisexual) + spec, a clipping of spectrum. Probably modelled on the slightly earlier a-spec (“on the asexual spectrum”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|multisexual}} multisexual, {{m|en|a-spec||on the asexual spectrum}} a-spec (“on the asexual spectrum”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} m-spec
  1. (neologism) On, or relating to, the multisexual spectrum (bisexual, pansexual, etc). Tags: neologism Categories (topical): LGBT, Sexual orientations

Alternative forms

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