a-spec

== English == === Alternative forms === aspec === Etymology === From a- (from asexual and aromantic) + spec, a clipping of spectrum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.spɛk/ === Adjective === a-spec (neologism) On, or relating to, the asexual spectrum and/or aromantic spectrum. [from 21st c.] Hyponyms: (asexual spectrum) acespec, (aromantic spectrum) arospec 2017 December 7, Hayley Van Allen, "Where is the LGBTQ+ representation in Scripps core?", in The Scripps Voice, volume XXI, issue 04, page 4: A segment of Core could have been about solely the trans community, or the exclusion of bi, pan, and a-spec people from queer spaces […] ==== Usage notes ==== Some people have asserted that a-spec was first used by the autistic community to mean "on or relating to the autism spectrum", and view it as having been co-opted by the asexual and aromantic communities. Many autistic people argue that they have not heard a-spec used for the autism spectrum, and do not object to its use by asexuals and aromantics. Compare m-spec (“multisexual spectrum”). === Noun === a-spec (plural a-specs) A person on the asexual spectrum and/or aromantic spectrum. === References === === Anagrams === -scape, EAPCs, EPACs, Space, capes, paces, scape, space