heterosexual

Meaning

Synonyms

heterosexual person

straight person

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
Etymology

From hetero- + -sexual. Earliest citation from 1892, in C.G. Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's Psychopathia Sexualis.

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