"other-sex" meaning in All languages combined

See other-sex on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From other + sex, modelled after same-sex. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|other|sex}} other + sex, {{m|en|same-sex}} same-sex Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} other-sex (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-other-sex-en-adj-x3f64H8- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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        {
          "ref": "2009, Harry T. Reis, Susan Sprecher, Encyclopedia of Human Relationships",
          "text": "A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual."
      ],
      "id": "en-other-sex-en-adj-x3f64H8-",
      "links": [
        [
          "heterosexual",
          "heterosexual"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual."
      ],
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          "heterosexual"
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