"erect" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈɹɛkt/ Audio: En-ca-erect.oga Forms: more erect [comparative], most erect [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|erect}} Middle English erect, {{der|en|la|ērectus|t=upright}} Latin ērectus (“upright”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} erect (comparative more erect, superlative most erect)
  1. Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards. Translations (vertical in position): খাড়া (khaṛa) (Bengali), вертикален (vertikalen) (Bulgarian), erecte (Catalan), pysty (Finnish), pystyasennossa [adverb] (Finnish), dressé (French), érigé (French), ardcheannach (Irish), eretto (Italian), duro (Italian), ērectus (Latin), исправен (ispraven) [masculine] (Macedonian), подигнат (podignat) [masculine] (Macedonian), takotako (Maori), tora (note: of the penis) (Maori), steil (Plautdietsch), ereto (Portuguese), прямо́й (prjamój) (Russian), вертикальный (vertikalʹnyj) (Russian), вертика́льно поднятый (vertikálʹno podnjatyj) (Russian), ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) (Sanskrit), rest (Swedish), upprätt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-MiJAYC3I Disambiguation of 'vertical in position': 61 7 3 2 4 6 16
  2. (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation. Synonyms: hard, stiff Translations (standing out perpendicularly): খাড়া (khaṛa) (Bengali), прав (prav) (Bulgarian), изправен (izpraven) (Bulgarian), erecte (Catalan), قیت (qît) (Central Kurdish), kova (note: esp. due to sexual arousal) (Finnish), tanassa [adverb] (Finnish), dressé (French), en érection (French), érigé (French), teso (Galician), erigiert (German), dritto (Italian), eretto (Italian), простум (prostum) (Macedonian), ereto (Portuguese), ощетинившийся (oščetinivšijsja) (note: somewhat) (Russian), торчащий (torčaščij) (note: somewhat) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-Lp~n4N4A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 1 4 2 4 8 13 17 1 15 2 1 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 10 4 5 3 7 9 7 10 2 12 4 2 3 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 18 30 5 12 7 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 29 5 15 7 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 20 44 2 13 4 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 34 4 7 11 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 30 5 12 8 11 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 33 6 10 9 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 39 4 9 7 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 17 46 2 10 5 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 14 2 5 4 6 6 8 15 1 13 2 2 3 2 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 18 31 5 11 8 12 14 Disambiguation of 'standing out perpendicularly': 13 62 2 5 5 5 8
  3. (of a person) Having an erect penis or clitoris. Synonyms: hard, stiff Translations (having an erect penis): kova (Finnish), en érection (French), ereto (Portuguese), empalmado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-3tRMBCRy Disambiguation of 'having an erect penis': 3 3 85 1 2 2 3
  4. (obsolete) Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-8CsVp1gR
  5. (obsolete) Directed upward; raised; uplifted. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-NknKTOXb
  6. Watchful; alert.
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-duttUut9
  7. (heraldry) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc. Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-erect-en-adj-s59lCK2h Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erectable, semierect Related terms: erect-crested penguin, erectile, erection, erigible
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈɹɛkt/ Audio: En-ca-erect.oga Forms: erects [present, singular, third-person], erecting [participle, present], erected [participle, past], erected [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Middle English erecten, from the adjective (see above). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|erecten}} Middle English erecten Head templates: {{en-verb}} erect (third-person singular simple present erects, present participle erecting, simple past and past participle erected)
  1. (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts. Tags: transitive Translations (to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts): ὀρθόω (orthóō) (Ancient Greek), ucaltmaq (Azerbaijani), издигам (izdigam) (Bulgarian), fondi (Esperanto), rakentaa (Finnish), pystyttää (Finnish), fadaigh (Irish), cuir suas (Irish), talakad (Kapampangan), erigo (Latin), подига (podiga) (Macedonian), whaihanga (Maori), reise (Norwegian), āhebban (Old English), wznieść (Polish), erigir (Portuguese), erguer (Portuguese), сооружать (sooružatʹ) (Russian), устана́вливать (ustanávlivatʹ) (Russian), возводить (vozvoditʹ) (Russian), строить (stroitʹ) (Russian), tog (Scottish Gaelic), erigir (Spanish), resa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-zL9dGyYM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 1 4 2 4 8 13 17 1 15 2 1 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 7 8 1 5 3 5 9 11 12 1 11 2 5 7 2 5 6 Disambiguation of 'to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts': 59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9
  2. (transitive) To cause to stand up or out. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to stand up or out): ὀρθόω (orthóō) (Ancient Greek), изправям (izpravjam) (Bulgarian), vztyčit (Czech), starigi (Esperanto), pystyttää (Finnish), erigo (Latin), крева (kreva) (Macedonian), whakatū (Maori), erigere (Norwegian), reise (Norwegian), erigir (Portuguese), erguer (Portuguese), выпрямлять (vyprjamljatʹ) (Russian), распрямлять (rasprjamljatʹ) (Russian), tog (Scottish Gaelic), erguir (Spanish), resa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-oE6IecPE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 1 4 2 4 8 13 17 1 15 2 1 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 14 1 6 2 2 6 11 20 1 13 2 2 3 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 15 1 6 1 2 6 13 21 1 15 2 1 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 10 4 5 3 7 9 7 10 2 12 4 2 3 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 8 12 2 6 3 5 7 9 16 2 12 2 3 3 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 11 2 4 3 4 8 10 16 2 11 2 2 3 2 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 12 3 5 3 4 8 10 15 2 11 2 3 4 3 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 14 1 5 3 5 6 9 19 2 14 3 2 3 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 12 2 5 3 5 7 9 17 2 12 3 3 3 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 11 2 6 3 4 9 10 17 1 11 2 3 3 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Kapampangan translations: 8 12 2 6 3 5 7 9 17 2 12 2 3 3 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 14 2 4 3 3 6 9 20 2 14 3 2 3 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 13 2 5 3 5 7 9 17 2 12 3 3 3 2 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 12 2 6 3 5 7 9 17 2 12 2 3 3 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 12 2 5 3 5 7 9 17 2 12 3 3 3 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 7 8 1 5 3 5 9 11 12 1 11 2 5 7 2 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 12 3 4 3 4 7 11 15 2 11 3 3 4 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 14 2 5 4 6 6 8 15 1 13 2 2 3 2 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 14 2 4 3 3 6 9 20 2 14 3 2 3 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 8 12 2 6 3 5 7 9 16 2 12 3 3 3 2 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 14 1 3 3 3 5 12 20 2 13 3 2 4 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 12 2 6 3 5 7 9 17 2 12 3 3 3 2 4 4 Disambiguation of 'to cause to stand up or out': 5 77 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 4
  3. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-PFoNTQ4E
  4. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
    (intransitive, aviation, of a gyroscopic attitude indicator) To spin up and align to vertical.
    Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-ZSA7pKkt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 1 4 2 4 8 13 17 1 15 2 1 2 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 16 1 3 2 2 5 9 15 2 22 3 2 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 10 4 5 3 7 9 7 10 2 12 4 2 3 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 7 8 1 5 3 5 9 11 12 1 11 2 5 7 2 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 14 2 5 4 6 6 8 15 1 13 2 2 3 2 4 5 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (transitive) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. Tags: transitive Translations (to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify): kohottaa (Finnish), nostaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-uDbsJqq- Disambiguation of 'to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify': 3 3 2 4 77 1 3 1 3 3
  6. (transitive) To animate; to encourage; to cheer. Tags: transitive Translations (to animate; to encourage; to cheer): kohottaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-qCfksUZd Disambiguation of 'to animate; to encourage; to cheer': 2 2 0 2 2 86 2 1 2 2
  7. (transitive, astrology) To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Astrology Translations (astrology: to cast or draw up): laatia (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-7YHHJKP7 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'astrology: to cast or draw up': 3 4 1 4 5 1 74 1 3 3
  8. (intransitive) To enter a state of physiological erection. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-x070sPEU
  9. (transitive) To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc. Tags: transitive Translations (to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises): tehdä (Finnish), vetää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-lzhWS3mS Disambiguation of 'to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises': 9 5 1 3 2 1 3 3 41 32
  10. (transitive) To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. Tags: transitive Translations (to set up or establish): perustaa (Finnish), erigir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-erect-en-verb-Kc5laScG Disambiguation of 'to set up or establish': 9 5 1 3 2 1 3 3 30 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: build Derived forms: erecting shop, re-erect, reerect Translations (to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position): pystyttää (Finnish), cuir suas (Irish), erguir (Spanish)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position': 2 1 46 46 1 0 1 0 1 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1788, Edward Gibbon, chapter LXIV, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume VI, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect—a column in a scene of ruins.",
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          "word": "ardcheannach"
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          "sense": "vertical in position",
          "word": "eretto"
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          "_dis1": "61 7 3 2 4 6 16",
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          "word": "duro"
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          "word": "исправен"
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          "word": "takotako"
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          "word": "tora"
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          "word": "steil"
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        "(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation."
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          "code": "bn",
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          "word": "খাড়া"
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          "roman": "prav",
          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "прав"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izpraven",
          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "изправен"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ca",
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          "word": "erecte"
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          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
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          "word": "tanassa"
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        {
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "dressé"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 62 2 5 5 5 8",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "érigé"
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        {
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "teso"
        },
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          "word": "erigiert"
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        {
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          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "dritto"
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          "word": "eretto"
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          "word": "простум"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 62 2 5 5 5 8",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "ereto"
        },
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          "_dis1": "13 62 2 5 5 5 8",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
          "word": "ощетинившийся"
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          "word": "kova"
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          "sense": "having an erect penis",
          "word": "en érection"
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        {
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          "sense": "having an erect penis",
          "word": "ereto"
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          "sense": "having an erect penis",
          "word": "empalmado"
        }
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          "ref": "1827, [John Keble], The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "But who is he, by years / Bowed, but erect in heart?",
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        "(obsolete) Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed."
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    },
    {
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        {
          "ref": "1715, [Alexander] Pope, The Temple of Fame: A Vision, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 23:",
          "text": "His piercing Eyes, erect, appear to vievv / Superior VVorlds, and look all Nature thro'.",
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        "(obsolete) Directed upward; raised; uplifted."
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        {
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        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
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          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
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          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
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          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "fondi"
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          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "rakentaa"
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          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "pystyttää"
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          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "fadaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "cuir suas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "talakad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "erigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "podiga",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "подига"
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        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "whaihanga"
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        {
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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "āhebban"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "wznieść"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "erigir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "erguer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sooružatʹ",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "сооружать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "ustanávlivatʹ",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stroitʹ",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "строить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "tog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "erigir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 6 1 6 2 1 3 3 9 9",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
          "word": "resa"
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          "_dis1": "5 77 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 4",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
          "word": "pystyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "orthóō",
          "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
          "word": "ὀρθόω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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          "word": "erigo"
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        {
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          "word": "крева"
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        {
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          "word": "erigere"
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        {
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          "word": "reise"
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        {
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          "ref": "1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:",
          "text": "that didst his state above his hopes erect",
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          "ref": "a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of Contentment”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:",
          "text": "It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance.",
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        "(transitive) To animate; to encourage; to cheer."
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          "text": "On the 17th of July, the patient returned to the country, perfectly healed: the penis erected and he was capable of coition.",
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          "text": "On an adequate stimulus the penis erected, the testes were drawn up, and the dartos muscle slowly contracted.",
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          "ref": "2008 September 15, Naval Ahmed, Blue Moon On Bandideau, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 234:",
          "text": "His black dick erected with a long bend.",
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          "text": "to erect a new commonwealth",
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          "text": "OK, baby, I'm erect now. Let's get it on!",
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          "ref": "1827, [John Keble], The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC:",
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      "word": "খাড়া"
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      "sense": "vertical in position",
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      "word": "pystyasennossa"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "dressé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "érigé"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "ardcheannach"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "eretto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "duro"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "ērectus"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ispraven",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "исправен"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "takotako"
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      "word": "tora"
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "steil"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "ereto"
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      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "прямо́й"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vertikálʹno podnjatyj",
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      "code": "sa",
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      "word": "ऊर्ध्व"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "rest"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "vertical in position",
      "word": "upprätt"
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "khaṛa",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "খাড়া"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prav",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "прав"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "esp. due to sexual arousal",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "kova"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tanassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "dressé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "en érection"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "érigé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "teso"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "erigiert"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "dritto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "eretto"
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      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "qît",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "قیت"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prostum",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "простум"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "ereto"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "somewhat",
      "roman": "oščetinivšijsja",
      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "ощетинившийся"
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      "sense": "standing out perpendicularly",
      "word": "торчащий"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an erect penis",
      "word": "kova"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having an erect penis",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having an erect penis",
      "word": "ereto"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having an erect penis",
      "word": "empalmado"
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          "ref": "a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of Contentment”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "ucaltmaq"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izdigam",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "издигам"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "fondi"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "rakentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "pystyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "orthóō",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "ὀρθόω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "fadaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "cuir suas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "talakad"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "erigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "podiga",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "подига"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "whaihanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "reise"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "āhebban"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "wznieść"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "erigir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "erguer"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sooružatʹ",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "сооружать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustanávlivatʹ",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "устана́вливать"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "строить"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "tog"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "erigir"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts",
      "word": "resa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izpravjam",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "изправям"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "vztyčit"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "starigi"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "pystyttää"
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    {
      "code": "grc",
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      "word": "ὀρθόω"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
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    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "erigere"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "reise"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "erigir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "erguer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyprjamljatʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "выпрямлять"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasprjamljatʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "распрямлять"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "tog"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "erguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cause to stand up or out",
      "word": "resa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position",
      "word": "pystyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position",
      "word": "cuir suas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position",
      "word": "erguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify",
      "word": "kohottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify",
      "word": "nostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to animate; to encourage; to cheer",
      "word": "kohottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "astrology: to cast or draw up",
      "word": "laatia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises",
      "word": "tehdä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises",
      "word": "vetää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to set up or establish",
      "word": "perustaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set up or establish",
      "word": "erigir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erect"
}

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