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erection

 noun
     
Related topics: Human, Construction
e‧rec‧tion
1 [countable]HBH if a man has an erection, his penis increases in size and becomes stiff and upright because he is sexually excited
2 [uncountable]TBC the act of building something or putting it in an upright position
erection of
the erection of a new temple
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