Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acespec

/ˈeɪsˌspɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ace-spec
IPA: /ˈeɪsˌspɛk/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging or related to the asexual spectrum.

Example Sentences

"For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind."
"Be open to ALL acespec folx! No matter what other identities intersect with their acespec identity and no matter how they behave in whatever types of relationships they may have."
"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."

Etymology

From ace (“asexual”) + spec (“spectrum”).

Inflected Forms

more acespec (comparative) most acespec (superlative) ace-spec (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce acespec?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪsˌspɛk/.
What does acespec mean?: Belonging or related to the asexual spectrum.
Where does acespec come from?: From ace (“asexual”) + spec (“spectrum”).

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