erection

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun an erect penis
  2. noun a structure that has been erected
  3. noun the act of building or putting up

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērectiō, ērectiōnis, noun of action from perfect passive participle ērectus, from verb erigō, from prefix ē- (“out of”) + regō, + action suffix -iō.

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