noun
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the act of erecting or the state of being erected
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something that has been erected; a building or construction
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physiol the enlarged state or condition of erectile tissues or organs, esp the penis, when filled with blood
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an erect penis
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Origin of erection
First recorded in 1495–1505, erection is from the Late Latin word ērēctiōn- (stem of ērēctiō ). See erect, -ion
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The piece’s 10 sections, weighing about 4,500 pounds each, will be trucked to Lincoln this week and assembled by Davis Erection.
From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2016
Erection of anti-missile defenses around Moscow has been resumed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Erection of workshops near Roman Forum 249 31.
From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas
Brief of Sixtus V Erection of the custodia of the Discalced Franciscans in the Philippines into a province Sixtus V, Pope: In perpetual remembrance of the affair.
Erection of the lantern and the placing of the ribs of the dome completed.
From Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 by Shoghi Effendi
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