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e·rec·tion       [i-rek-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of erecting.
2.the state of being erected.
3.something erected, as a building or other structure.
4.Physiology. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the clitoris.
[Origin: 1495–1505; < LL éréctiōn- (s. of éréctiō). See erect, -ion]
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e·rec·tion       (ĭ-rěk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of erecting.
  2. Something erected; a construction.
  3. Physiology
    1. The firm and enlarged condition of a body organ or part when the erectile tissue surrounding it becomes filled with blood, especially such a condition of the penis or clitoris.
    2. The process of filling with blood.

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erection

noun
1. an erect penis 
2. a structure that has been erected 
3. the act of building or putting up [syn: erecting] 

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erection e·rec·tion (ĭ-rěk'shən)
n.

  1. The firm and enlarged condition of a body organ or part when the erectile tissue surrounding it becomes filled with blood, especially such a condition of the penis or clitoris.
  2. The process of filling with blood.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Erection

E*rec"tion\, n. [L. erectio: cf. F. ['e]rection.]

1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.

2. The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes.

Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up. --Sidney

3. State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.

4. Anything erected; a building of any kind.

5. (Physiol.) The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.

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