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Definition of: heterosexual
(het′ər·ə·sek′sh·əl) adjective
1. Pertaining to or characterized by sexual attraction toward a person of the opposite sex.
2. Biol. Pertaining to different sexes.
—noun A heterosexual person. Compare BISEXUAL, HOMOSEXUAL.
—het′er·o·sex′u·al′i·ty (-sek′sh·al′ə·tē) noun
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