"heteroromantic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more heteroromantic [comparative], most heteroromantic [superlative]
Etymology: hetero- + romantic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|romantic}} hetero- + romantic Head templates: {{en-adj}} heteroromantic (comparative more heteroromantic, superlative most heteroromantic)
  1. Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender. Categories (topical): Love, Romantic orientations Related terms: heteroerotic, heterosocial, heterosexual, romantic orientation [romantic-orientations, sexuality, lifestyle], aromantic (alt: -ism), biromantic (alt: -ism), demiromantic (alt: -ism), homoromantic (alt: -ism), panromantic (alt: -ism), transromantic

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