Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-erection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: re-erec-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The erection again of something that had been dismantled or had fallen down, and possibly moved from a different site.

Example Sentences

"No objection to the removal of the Doric arch and its attendant lodges at Euston station is raised by the London County Council Town Planning Committee—provided that they are re-erected in "an appropriate dignified and open setting." The present site is likely to be needed for the reconstruction of the terminus now under consideration by the London Midland Region of British Railways. The cost of re-erection is stated to be £180,000."
"Carmarthen: […] A start on the new carriage shed is imminent, followed by the re-erection of the King's Dock Junction signal box as an office and shop."

Etymology

From re- + erection or re-erect + -ion.

Inflected Forms

re-erections (plural)

Questions

What does re-erection mean?: The erection again of something that had been dismantled or had fallen down, and possibly moved from a different site.
Where does re-erection come from?: From re- + erection or re-erect + -ion.

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