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heterosexual
[het-er-uh-sek-shoo-uhl, -seks-yoo-]
adjective
of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality, sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of the other binary gender.
Biology.of or relating to different sexes.
heterosexual fraternal twins.
noun
a person who is sexually or romantically attracted primarily to people of the other binary gender.
heterosexual
/ ˌɛəəʊˈɛʊə /
noun
a person who is sexually attracted to the opposite sex
adjective
of or relating to heterosexuality
Word History and Origins
Origin of heterosexual1
Example Sentences
Events serve a broad age range — roughly 25 to 55 — but they’re tailored to either the queer, heterosexual monogamous or ethically non-monogamous communities.
For example, they said the 9th Circuit Court based in California does not follow this approach, which would require more proof of discrimination from whites or men or heterosexuals.
“I didn’t want to simply relocate within compulsory heterosexual gender roles,” she writes.
Scott recalled growing up in a working-class family in Birmingham, "in a world of soap operas and things" where TV characters were mostly in heterosexual relationships or "settled down" in a nuclear family.
Scratch that – those are the dangers that heterosexual unions pose.
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