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heterosexual

he·te·ro·sexual

UK/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ US/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

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noun

Origin

From hetero- + -sexual. Earliest citation from 1892, in C.G. Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's Psychopathia Sexualis.

Phrases

  • heterosexual person

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