adj 1 a  :  of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward individuals of the opposite sex - compare HOMOSEXUAL1    b  :  of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between a male and a female <sexual relationships between individuals of opposite sexes are -A. C. Kinsey>  - compare HOMOSEXUAL2    2  :  of or relating to different sexes het*ero*sex*u*al*ly adv 
, n :  a heterosexual individual .
 
   
 
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