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heteropatriarchy

heteropatriarchy noun: the dominance of heterosexual males in society.

Noun

heteropatriarchy (countable and uncountable, plural heteropatriarchies)

  1. The dominance of heterosexual males in society.

Forms of heteropatriarchy

pluralheteropatriarchies

Origin of heteropatriarchy

From hetero- + patriarchy.

Questions about heteropatriarchy

What does heteropatriarchy mean?
Heteropatriarchy means the dominance of heterosexual males in society.
What part of speech is heteropatriarchy?
Heteropatriarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of heteropatriarchy?
The plural of heteropatriarchy is heteropatriarchies.

Words near heteropatriarchy in the dictionary

  1. heteropathies
  2. heteropathy
  3. heteropatriarchal
  4. heteropatriarchally
  5. heteropatriarchies
  6. heteropatriarchy
  7. heteropatric
  8. heteropelmous
  9. heteropentacyclic
  10. heteropentalene
  11. heteropentalenes

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