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   Le·gion

   /ˈlējən/

   

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   • 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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   What is a legion noun?

   • Definition of legion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a large group of soldiers that forms part of an army, especially the one that existed in ancient Rome Want to learn more? (formal) a large number of people of one particular type Definition of legion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does Army Legion mean?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Army le‧gion1 /ˈliːdʒən/ noun [ countable] 1 a large group of soldiers, especially in ancient Rome 2 literary a large number of people Examples from the Corpus legion • Soon, a legion of foreign reporters were on the scene.

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   Where did the word Legion come from?

   • The first records of legion come from around 1175. It ultimately comes from the Latin legiōn, meaning “a gathered body of soldiers.” The Roman army, one of the most powerful in history, was divided into military units or groups known as legions. Legions were made of thousands of soldiers who kept order in Rome’s huge empire.

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   What is an example of a legion?

   • Examples from the Corpus legion • Accounts of Ali's kindness and generosity are legion. Origin legion1 (1100-1200) Old French Latin legio, from legere; → LEGEND legion meaning, definition, what is legion: a large group of soldiers, especially in...: 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: a large group of soldiers that forms part of an army. Learn more.

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   legion, Military organization, originally the largest permanent unit in the Roman army. It was the basis of the military system by which imperial Rome conquered and ruled its empire.