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erect

Main Entry:: ¹erect
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈrekt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere to erect, from e- + regere to lead straight, guide — more at right
Date:: 14th century

1 a: vertical in position ; also : not spread out or decumbent <an erect plant stem> <columns still erect in the ruins> b: standing up or out from the body <erect hairs> c: characterized by firm or rigid straightness in bodily posture <an erect bearing>2archaic : directed upward3obsolete : alert , watchful4: being in a state of physiological erection

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\-ˈrek-(t)lē\ adverb

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\-ˈrek(t)-nəs\ noun

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