Definition of "heterosexual" []

• Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex. (adjective)
• Of or relating to different sexes. (adjective)
• A heterosexual person. (noun)

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• ""There are people who have never heard the word 'heterosexual,'" Dr. Sell says."
• "As an analogy, would you agree that a person who self-identifies as a heterosexual and honestly admits to being attracted to the opposite sex (think chest-pounding male) has the propensity to engage in heterosexual acts?"
• "She notes, for example, that the word "heterosexual" didn't come into use until a little over a century ago."