érection

See also: erection

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērectiō, ērectiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

érection f (plural érections)

1. erection (of a building, a monument)
2. (by extension) start (of a process)
3. (physiology) erection

   pénis en érection ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

• ériger

Further reading

• “érection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.