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erection

/ɪˈɹɛkʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of building or putting up or together of something.
  2. Anything erected or built.
  3. The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
  4. (of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
  5. A penis or clitoris that is erect.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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