Definition of legion
1 : the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls.
2 : a large military force; especially : army 1a the French Foreign Legion
3 : a very large number : multitude won him … a legion of devoted followers — Irving Kolodin
4 : a national association of ex-servicemen the American Legion
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Examples of legion in a Sentence
Legions of people came to see him perform.
joined the French Foreign Legion
Origin and Etymology of legion
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio, from legere to gather — more at legend
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Examples of legion in a Sentence
the obstacles that the programmers had to overcome have been legion
Origin and Etymology of legion
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playDefinition of legion for English Language Learners
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: a large group of soldiers in ancient Rome
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: a large group of soldiers
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: a national organization for former soldiers
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Definition of legion for English Language Learners
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: very many or numerous
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