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preheterosexual

preheterosexual adjective: in a state prior to the development of heterosexuality; related to that state.

Adjective

preheterosexual (not comparable)

  1. In a state prior to the development of heterosexuality; related to that state.
    • The onset of this illness begins early in a child's development when the preheterosexual child is directed into traditionally male or female activities. […] The disease becomes engrained when involvement with the opposite sex is encouraged, and put-downs of those who are atypical as "queers" is...1981 December 12, Elizabeth R. Brown, “Heterosexual Narcissism”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 5

Origin of preheterosexual

From pre- + heterosexual.

Questions about preheterosexual

What does preheterosexual mean?
Preheterosexual means in a state prior to the development of heterosexuality; related to that state.
What part of speech is preheterosexual?
Preheterosexual is an adjective.

Words near preheterosexual in the dictionary

  1. prehepatic
  2. preheritance
  3. preheroic
  4. preherpetic
  5. prehesternal
  6. preheterosexual
  7. prehiatus
  8. prehibernation
  9. prehierarchical
  10. prehilar
  11. prehilbert space

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