arospec

== English == === Alternative forms === aro-spec === Etymology === From aro (“aromantic”) +‎ spec (“spectrum”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === arospec (comparative more arospec, superlative most arospec) (neologism) Belonging or related to the aromantic spectrum. 2021, Patricia Kennon, "Asexuality and the Potential of Young Adult Literature for Disrupting Allonormativity", International Journal of Young Adult Literature, Volume 2, Issue 1 (link): While there can still be a tendency for allosexual characters in YA science fiction to perform conscious and unconscious microaggressions against ace, acespec, aro and arospec characters, some recent novels manage to challenge the aphobic presumption of compulsory sexuality, and to ultimately create and sustain asexual-inclusive speculative worlds. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:arospec. ==== Hypernyms ==== a-spec