"spectrasexual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spectrasexual [comparative], most spectrasexual [superlative]
Etymology: From spectra + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|spectra|sexual}} spectra + -sexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} spectrasexual (comparative more spectrasexual, superlative most spectrasexual)
  1. (rare, LGBTQ) Attracted to multiple genders and sexes, but not all of them. Tags: rare Categories (topical): LGBTQ Synonyms: polysexual
    Sense id: en-spectrasexual-en-adj-dlA9tM-0

Noun

Forms: spectrasexuals [plural]
Etymology: From spectra + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|spectra|sexual}} spectra + -sexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} spectrasexual (plural spectrasexuals)
  1. One who is spectrasexual. Categories (topical): Sexual orientations Synonyms: polysexual Related terms: spectrasexuality
    Sense id: en-spectrasexual-en-noun-~jzNdSx8 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -sexual, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sexual: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

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