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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of erection
First recorded in 1495–1505, erection is from the Late Latin word ērēctiōn- (stem of ērēctiō ). See erect, -ion
Example Sentences
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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 new buildings robs us of the past and gives us in exchange nothing of the present.
From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
At the time of the Reformation in Scotland, the lands of the Church were parcelled out by the crown into various lordships—the grantees being called Lords of Erection.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Erection, by the Dutch, of a fort on Manhattan Island.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
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