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   le·gion

   /ˈlējən/

   noun

   • 1. a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army. Similar brigaderegimentbattalioncompanytroopdivisionsquadronsquadplatooncontingentunitforcecorpsgarrisonsectiongroupdetachmentcommandobatterybandoutfitcohort
   • ▪ the Foreign Legion.
   • ▪ any of the national associations of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after World War I, such as the American Legion.
   • 2. a vast host, multitude, or number of people or things: "legions of photographers and TV cameras" Similar hordehostthrongmultitudecrowddrovemassmobrabblegangswarmflockherdbodypackscoremountainarmyseaabundanceprofusion

   adjective

   • 1. great in number: "her fans are legion"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century, in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many’ (Mark 5:9).

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   legion: [noun] the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry.

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   LEGION definition: 1. a large group of soldiers who form a part of an army, especially the ancient Roman army: 2…. Learn more.

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   Legion definition: a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.. See examples of LEGION used in a sentence.

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   LEGION meaning: 1. a large group of soldiers who form a part of an army, especially the ancient Roman army: 2…. Learn more.

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   the French Foreign Legion; Caesar’s legions; Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app (formal) a large number of people of one particular type.

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   5 meanings: 1. a military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of infantry with supporting cavalry, numbering some three to.... Click for more definitions.

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   Legion definition: . See examples of LEGION used in a sentence.

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    legion, a military organization, originally the largest permanent organization in the armies of ancient Rome.The term legion also denotes the military system by which imperial Rome conquered and ruled the ancient world.. The expanding early Roman Republic found the Greek phalanx formation too unwieldy for fragmented fighting in the hills and valleys of central Italy.

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    legion: 1 n a large military unit “the French Foreign Legion ” Types: foreign legion a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state French Foreign Legion a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France Type of: force , military force , military group , military unit a unit that ...