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hetero- or heter-
pref.
1. Other; different: heterochromatic.
2. Containing different kinds of atoms: heterocyclic.
[Greek, from heteros, other; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.]
hetero-
combining form
other, another, or different heterodyne heterophony heterosexual Compare homo-
[from Greek heteros other]
hetero-
A prefix that means "different" or "other," as in heterophyllous, having different kinds of leaves.


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Since even the possibility of procreation is "structurally missing" in same-sex "marriage," then hetero- and homosexual couples are differently situated, and the equality principle does not apply.
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