heterosexuality

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het⋅er⋅o⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty

[het-er-uh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, especially Brit., -seks-yoo-]

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–noun

sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.

Origin:
1895–1900; hetero- + sexuality

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het·er·o·sex·u·al·i·ty (hět'ə-rō-sěk'shōō-āl'ĭ-tē)

Sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex.
Sexual activity with another of the opposite sex.

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heterosexuality

Sexual attraction between a male and a female. (Compare bisexuality and homosexuality.)

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Main Entry: het·ero·sex·u·al·i·ty
Pronunciation: -sek-sh&-'wal-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality or state of being heterosexual

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heterosexuality het·er·o·sex·u·al·i·ty (hět'ə-rō-sěk'sh&oomacr;-āl'ĭ-tē)
n.
Erotic attraction, predisposition, or sexual behavior between persons of the opposite sex.

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