"heterosex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: heterosexes [plural]
Etymology: hetero- + sex. Attested since the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|sex}} hetero- + sex Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} heterosex (usually uncountable, plural heterosexes)
  1. (sexuality) Heterosexual sex. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sexuality
    Sense id: en-heterosex-en-noun-HVXMthlq Topics: lifestyle, sexuality

Verb [English]

Forms: heterosexes [present, singular, third-person], heterosexing [participle, present], heterosexed [participle, past], heterosexed [past]
Etymology: hetero- + sex. Attested since the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|sex}} hetero- + sex Head templates: {{en-verb}} heterosex (third-person singular simple present heterosexes, present participle heterosexing, simple past and past participle heterosexed)
  1. (sociology, transitive) To make heterosexual. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-heterosex-en-verb-w9n7iOpI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 37 63 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

Inflected forms

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