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heterosexual /het·ero·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al)
1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or directed toward the opposite sex.
2. one who is sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex.
het·er·o·sex·u·al (ht-r-sksh-l)
adj.
Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.
n.
A heterosexual person.
heterosexual
[-sek′shəl]
Etymology: Gk, heteros, different; L, sexus, male or female
1  n, a person whose sexual desire or preference is for people of the opposite sex.
2  adj, pertaining to sexual desire or preference for people of the opposite sex. See also sexual orientation. heterosexuality, n.
heterosexual [het″er-o-sek´shoo-al]
1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or directed toward the opposite sex.
2. a person with erotic interests directed toward the opposite sex.
3. contrasexual (def. 1).
heterosexual,
n a person with a sexual attraction to or preference for persons of the opposite gender;
adj having erotic attraction to, predisposition to, or sexual activity with a person of the opposite gender.
heterosexual
Psychology adjective Referring to heterosexuality  straight; not gay noun A person who is heterosexually oriented, or prefers the opposite sex. See Heterophilia. Cf Homosexual.
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