Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

m-spec

/ˈɛm.spɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
m-spec
IPA
/ˈɛm.spɛk/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From m (from multisexual) + spec, a clipping of spectrum. Probably modelled on the slightly earlier a-spec (“on the asexual spectrum”).

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce m-spec?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛm.spɛk/.
What does m-spec mean?
On, or relating to, the multisexual spectrum (bisexual, pansexual, etc).
Where does m-spec come from?
From m (from multisexual) + spec, a clipping of spectrum. Probably modelled on the slightly earlier a-spec (“on the asexual spectrum”).

How to pronounce m-spec

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