heterosexual

[ het-er-uh-sek-shoo-uhl or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

/ ˌhɛt ər əˈsɛk ʃu əl or, especially British, -ˈsɛks yu- /

adjective

of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.

Biology. of or relating to different sexes: heterosexual fraternal twins.

noun

a heterosexual person.

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Origin of heterosexual

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + sexual

Words nearby heterosexual

heteropyknosis, heteroromantic, heteroscedastic, heterosex, heterosexism, heterosexual, heterosexuality, heterosis, heterosocial, heterosporous, heterospory

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However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.
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The children were assessed over time and those results were matched to children from heterosexual couples.
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Homosexual acts come naturally to them, heterosexual acts do not.
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It takes nothing away from heterosexual couples, or for that matter anyone.
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I mean, when was the last time that anybody complained that a heterosexual was running against another heterosexual?
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It is only a small proportion of heterosexual persons who experience these impulses under such conditions.
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Homosexual Eros has a different finality than heterosexual Eros.
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Homosexual choice of object is originally more natural to narcism than the heterosexual.
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Eliminating all these, there remain 44 heterosexual captures of adults.
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British Dictionary definitions for heterosexual

heterosexual

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɛksjʊəl) /

noun

a person who is sexually attracted to the opposite sex

adjective

of or relating to heterosexuality

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Medical definitions for heterosexual

heterosexual

[ hĕt′ə-rō-sĕk′shōō-əl ]

adj.

Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.

n.

A heterosexual person.

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