[Ads-l] Antedating of "Heterosexual" (Noun)

[Shapiro, Fred]

heterosexual, n. (OED 1920)


1892 J. A. Symonds _Letter to Havelock Ellis_ 3 Nov. in Sean Brady _John Addington Symonds and Homosexuality_ (2012) 229  The Urning, if he is permitted to indulge his instinct, obtains the same relief & feeling of refreshment as the heterosexual does.


Fred Shapiro



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