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Synonyms for erected

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-rekt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛkt

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Définition of erected

Origin :
  • late 14c., "upright, not bending," from Latin erectus "upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused," past participle of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal).
  • adj stood on end
  • adj built
Example sentences :
  • The church has been supposed to have been erected by Edward IV.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 267, August 4, 1827 » by Various
  • Congress resolved that a monument should be erected to him at Annapolis.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • To Linda it was almost a miracle, the rapidity with which a house could be erected in California.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Temples and altars have been erected, and invocations addressed to her.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • So the victors must have erected this statue at Olympia in gratitude.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • The weir had been erected to pen the Chenook salmon from going further up-stream.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Monks also erected crosses to mark the boundaries of the property of their monastery.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • In 1828, a new court-house was erected on the Public Square.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • Since that time he has erected fifty dwelling-houses, and fourteen stores.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The first saw-mill was erected at Salmon Falls as early as 1635.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle

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