erection
noun/ɪˈrekʃn/
/ɪˈrekʃn/
- [countable] if a man has an erection, his penis is hard and stands up because he is sexually excited
- to get/have an erection
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + erection- achieve
- get
- have
- …
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of building something or putting it in a standing or upright position
- the erection of scaffolding around the building
- [countable] (formal) a structure or building, especially a large one
- The cafe was a bleak, concrete erection with plastic tables and chairs.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin erectio(n-), from erigere ‘set up’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.
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