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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A classification system for gauging sexual orientation, designed by Alfred Kinsey, and ranging from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Alfred Charles Kinsey.]
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