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erection

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The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.

The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes.

State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.

Anything erected; a building of any kind.

The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.

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As well as a new surface, phase one of the project will also include a drainage programme, the erection of catchment nets behind both goals and new fencing around the perimeter of the venue. Source: Internet

Baroque tower helmets were added as part of the erection of the stone bridge in 1788. Source: Internet

A watched pot never boils and it's the same with erections: the less attention you pay to his penis, the more likely he is to get an erection. Source: Internet

A recent addition to the landscape has been the erection of several large stone columns on main roads into the city welcoming drivers, euphemistically, to "the walled city". Source: Internet

But though disgraced, they still retained great influence, and two years later, seizing the person of the king, they compelled their rivals to consent to the erection of a regency representative of both parties. Source: Internet

For example, he considered a man’s erection to be sinful, though involuntary, Augustine of Hippo, City of God, 14.17 because it did not take place under his conscious control. Source: Internet

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