érection
See also: erection
French
Etymology
From Middle French erection, borrowed from Latin ērectiō, ērectiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
érection f (plural érections)
- erection (of a building, a monument)
- (by extension) start (of a process)
- (physiology) erection
- afin de provoquer une érection chez lui ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- pénis en érection ― erect penis
- Il est normal et fréquent qu'un pénis en érection ne pointe pas directement en avant, bien que le pénis soit tout droit.
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Descendants
- → Turkish: ereksiyon
Further reading
- “érection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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