SINCE 1828
hetero
noun
het·ero
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ˈhe-tə-ˌrō
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plural heteros
Definition of hetero
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That means that in hetero relationships, there are a lot of times when women carry your emotional burdens as well as their own. — Sophia Benoit, GQ, "What to Say When Your Girlfriend Is Having a Meltdown," 11 May 2018 But these sub-populations in hetero-resistant bacteria appear genetically identical to their susceptible counterparts. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug," 9 Mar. 2018 Many of his pictures, including some of his greatest, are, to put it bluntly, swoony hymns to hetero-normativity. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Submergence,’ a Love Story Sunk by Geopolitics," 12 Apr. 2018 This salon employs hetereo/non-hetero individuals and this just truly sucks. — Fox News, "Ivanka Trump's visit to Iowa salon sparks social media backlash," 21 Mar. 2018 In the lab, however, the researchers can explore the cryptic resistance, called hetero-resistance. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug," 9 Mar. 2018 This problem is magnified in hetero dating scenarios. — Sophia Benoit, GQ, "How to End a Conversation Without Looking Like an Asshole," 8 Mar. 2018 Also, this writing has been a decidedly cis hetero male perspective. — Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle, "Black women are the future of the food industry," 15 Dec. 2017 Men on the other hand generally speaking are (hetero-normatively) encouraged to look neat and groomed without indulging too far into vanity. — Sable Yong, Allure, "If You Want to Get Your Man Into Skin Care Give Him Kiehl’s," 25 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hetero.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hetero
noun
het·ero
| \
ˈhet-ə-ˌrō
\
\
plural heteros
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