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   legion

   /ˈliːdʒ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. Similar brigaderegimentbattalioncompanytroopdivisionsquadronsquadplatooncontingentunitforcecorpsgarrisonsectiongroupdetachmentcommandobatterybandoutfitcohort
   • ▪ the Foreign Legion.
   • ▪ a national association of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after the First World War, such as the Royal British Legion or the American Legion.
   • 2. a vast 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 is a Legion of people?

   • A legion is a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army. He joined the French Foreign Legion. The last of the Roman legions left Britain in AD 410. A legion of people or things is a great number of them. ...a legion of stories about noisy neighbours.

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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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   Legion definition, a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers. See more.