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hetero

(het′ər ō′)

noun pl. heteros

Slang heterosexual

other, another, different: heterosexual

also, before a vowel, heter-

Origin: Gr hetero-, other, different < heteros, the other (of two), earlier hateros < IE *sm-tero- < base *sem-, *sm-, one, together > L semper, simplus + *-tero-, expressing contrast, comparison

See hetero in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. het·er·os
Informal

A heterosexual person.

Related Forms:

hetˈer·o adjective

or heter-

prefix

Other; different: heterochromatic.
Containing different kinds of atoms: heterocyclic.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from heteros, other; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots

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