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nonheterosexual

adjective
non·het·ero·sex·u·al | \ˌnän-ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl\

Definition of nonheterosexual 

: not heterosexual nonheterosexual sex/relationships/people

Other Words from nonheterosexual

nonheterosexual noun
nonheterosexually adjective

First Known Use of nonheterosexual

1960, in the meaning defined above

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