Legion

Word LEGION
Character 6
Hyphenation le gion
Pronunciations /ˈliːdʒən/

Definitions and meanings of "Legion"

What do we mean by legion?

The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. noun

A large military unit trained for combat; an army. noun

A large number; a multitude. synonym: multitude. noun

A national organization of former members of the armed forces. noun

Constituting a large number; multitudinous. adjective

To enroll or form into a legion.

In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry not corresponding exactly to either the regiment or the army-corps of modern times, composed of different numbers of men at different periods, from 3,000 under the kings to over 6,000 under Marius, usually combined with a considerable proportion of cavalry. noun

In French history, one of numerous military bodies so called at different periods. noun

Any distinct military force or organization comparable to the Roman legion. noun

An extraordinary number; a great multitude. noun

In zoology, a large group or series of animals, of indeterminate taxonomic rank, but generally of high grade. noun

A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth. noun

A military force; an army; military bands. noun

A great number; a multitude. noun

A group of orders inferior to a class. noun

An order instituted by the French government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military. noun

Numerous; vast; very great in number; multitudinous. adjective

The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. noun

A large military or semimilitary unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia. noun

A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion, founded in 1919. noun

The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery

A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.

(often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion.

A large number of people; a multitude.

(often plural) A great number.

A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.

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The word "legion" in example sentences

It sounded suspiciously similar to the phrase legion of demons that his superiors in the IDF often used to refer to the secret fail-safe he had buried beneath the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. ❋ Thomas Greanias (2010)

Military powers; a legion is a number of soldiers in arms. ❋ Unknown (1721)

These countervailing denominational fears were embodied in legion by Thomas Jefferson in his "Bill For Establishing Religious Freedom": ❋ Stuart Whatley (2010)

Instead, your stupid legion is making American Idol suck. ❋ Tragic_elegance (2009)

TODD (voice-over): Hoh says supporting President Hamid Karzai's government whose failings he calls legion and metastatic is not worth the cost in American lives. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the language of the legion is German, how long can Rome endure? ❋ Sadler, Barry (1980)

The name legion was given to a division in the Roman army. ❋ Unknown (1949)

In Marshall’s film, the legion is ambushed, as you’ll see in the trailer, and a few men are left alive, trying to escape from the wrath of their former quarry. ❋ Unknown (2010)

An officer who wanted to be more than a colonel, and couldn't be a brigadier, would have a "legion" -- a hybrid unit between a regiment and a brigade. ❋ John Fox (1891)

The implications of this concept might run into "legion" - I haven't worked it all out yet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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