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   E·rec·tion

   /əˈrekSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of erecting a structure or object: "fees will be levied for the erection of monuments" Similar constructionbuildingputting upassemblyputting togetherfitting togetherfabricationformingmanufactureproductionraisingelevationOpposite demolition
   • ▪ a building or other upright structure: "she looked around the cafe, a bleak concrete erection" Similar buildingstructureedificeconstructionpile
   • 2. an enlarged and rigid state of the penis, typically in sexual excitement: "men who cannot get an erection" Similar phalluserect penistumescencetumidityturgescencehardnessrigiditystiffnessfirmnessvulgar slang:hard-onstiffybonerramrodhorn

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin erectio(n-), from erigere ‘set up’ (see erect).

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