legion

[ lee-juhn ]
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noun
  1. a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.

  2. a military or semimilitary unit.

  1. the Legion.

  2. any large group of armed men.

  3. any great number of persons or things; multitude.

adjective
  1. very great in number: The holy man's faithful followers were legion.

Origin of legion

1
1175–1225; Middle English legi(o)un (<Old French ) <Latin legiōn- (stem of legiō) picked body of soldiers, equivalent to leg(ere) to gather, choose, read + -iōn--ion

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British Dictionary definitions for legion

legion

/ (ˈliːdʒən) /


noun
  1. a military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of infantry with supporting cavalry, numbering some three to six thousand men

  2. any large military force: the French Foreign Legion

  1. (usually capital) an association of ex-servicemen: the British Legion

  2. (often plural) any very large number, esp of people

adjective
  1. (usually postpositive) very large or numerous

Origin of legion

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C13: from Old French, from Latin legio, from legere to choose

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