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heterosexual

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

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality, sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of the other binary gender.
  2. Biology. of or relating to different sexes:

    heterosexual fraternal twins.



noun

  1. a person who is sexually or romantically attracted primarily to people of the other binary gender.

heterosexual

/ ˌłóɛłÙə°ùəʊˈČőɛ°ìČőÂáʊə±ô /

noun

  1. a person who is sexually attracted to the opposite sex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to heterosexuality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heterosexual1

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + sexual
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Example Sentences

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Winter is heterosexual and married to her husband.

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Red flags also included words like “gender,” “ethnicity,” and “sexuality,” along with scores of associated terms — “female,” “women,” “interracial,” “heterosexual,” “LGBTQ,” as well as “Black,” “White,” “Hispanic,” or “Indigenous” when referring to groups of people.

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"He was visiting Gqeberha to officiate the marriages of two interfaith heterosexual couples when he was tragically shot and killed," it said in a statement.

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Project 2025 was clear that its primary goal was to "use government power" to "restore the American family," which is defined strictly in terms of male-dominated heterosexual couples with children.

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I woke up in my own bed surprised to learn that I was a man again and my wife was back in a heterosexual marriage.

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