heterosexuality

heterosexuality
noun see heterosexual I

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • heterosexuality — heterosexual ► ADJECTIVE 1) sexually attracted to the opposite sex. 2) involving or characterized by such sexual attraction. ► NOUN ▪ a heterosexual person. DERIVATIVES heterosexuality noun heterosexually adverb …   English terms dictionary

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  • heterosexuality — n. condition of being sexually attracted to a member or members of the opposite sex …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heterosexuality — het·ero·sexuality …   English syllables

  • heterosexuality — n. the pattern of sexuality in which sexual behaviour and thinking are directed towards people of the opposite sex. It includes both normal and deviant forms of sexual activity. Derivatives: heterosexual adj., n …   The new mediacal dictionary

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