erection

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin erectio, noun of action from perfect passive participle erectus, from verb erigere, from suffix e-, out of, + regere, + action suffix -io

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪˈɹɛkʃən/
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[edit] Noun

erection (countable and uncountable; plural erections)

1. (uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something; construction.
2. (uncountable) Anything erected or built.
3. (physiology) The physiological process by which a penis become erect by being engorged with blood.
4. A penis that has become rigid.

[edit] Synonyms

• (act of building): building, construction
• (anything erected or built): building, construction
• (penis made rigid): boner (slang), hard-on or hardon (slang), stiffy (slang), woodie or woody (slang)
• (penis made rigid): See also Wikisaurus:erection

[edit] Related terms

• erect
• erector

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceeinort
• neoteric