heterosexual
noun/ˌhetərəˈsekʃuəl/
/ˌhetərəˈsekʃuəl/
- a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of the other sex compare bisexual, homosexualTopics People in societyc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from hetero- + sexual.
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