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het
[ het ]
/ hɛt /
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noun
a heterosexual person.
adjective
heterosexual.
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Origin of het
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Words nearby het
hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast, het, hetaera, hetaerism, hetaira, heterarchy, hetero
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How to use het in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for het (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for het (2 of 2)
het2
/ (hɛt) /
verb
archaic, or dialect a past tense and past participle of heat
adjective
a Scot word for hot
See also het up
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