erection

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Synonyms: ereption, ejection, evection, exection, election, rection, e-rection, e rection, dejection, exertion, creation

Antonyms: ereption, ejection, evection, exection, election, rection, e-rection, e rection, dejection, exertion, creation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The act of [[build|building]] or putting up or together of something.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} Anything [[erect]]ed or built.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|or|countable|ecclesiastical}} [[formal|Formal]] [[approval]] and official [[establishment]] of an [[institution]] such as a [[society]] or a [[monastery]] by higher church authorities.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable|physiology}} The physiological process by which [[erectile]] [[tissue]], such as a [[penis]] or [[clitoris]], becomes erect by being [[engorge]]d with [[blood]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable|physiology|of a penis or clitoris}} The state or quality of being [[erect]] from [[engorgement]] with [[blood]].
6. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[penis]] or [[clitoris]] that is [[erect]].

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