erection
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4.9
- noun
- /ɪˈrɛkʃən/
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construcción
- International competition has stiffened, which has led to the erection of protectionist barriers.
- erection of a statue
- erection of a new
Examples
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Rapid growth and massive in-migration led to the erection of temporary housing and squatter settlements.
Academic text (1993) -
The court eventually passed a resolution funding the erection of a new courthouse and jail.
Academic text (2008) -
Cooperation extended beyond the erection of houses to involve the making of community facilities.
Academic text (1991) -
Today our nation is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the erection of the Washington Monument.
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Conflicts over land and the erection of new images had accompanied the reshaping of the grove right from the beginning.
Academic text (2009) -
To address the problem of an uneducated clergy, Trent decreed the erection of seminaries.
Academic text (1993) -
Titus halted to stare without comprehension at a spidery metal erection taller than he was.
Fiction book (2001) -
The erection of walls or gates often keeps a tragedy conveniently concealed: invisibility, then, breeds forgetfulness.
Academic text (2017) -
The construction team celebrated the successful erection of the new community center after months of hard work.
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Funding from the local government allowed for the erection of a new bridge to improve transportation in the area.
Synonyms
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1.0
Work of making or fixing houses and other structures for a living
823
2.0
Work of building things like houses, roads or bridges
The act of building or putting up a structure
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
A ring that you put at the base of the penis to slow blood flow and help keep it hard
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Etymology
The word erection comes from the Latin verb erigere, the same root as erect, and it means 'to raise up' or 'upright'. So an erection is something that has been 'raised up', a building or structure put up by people.