Meaning Of The Word Legion

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Legion Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Legion?

legion
A legion is a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army.
If you say that things of a particular kind are legion, you mean that there are a great number of them.
countable noun: A legion of people or things is a great number of them.

legion in American English
a military division varying at times from 3,000 to 6,000 foot soldiers, with additional cavalrymen
adjective: very great in number
noun: a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers

legion in British English
adjective: very large or numerous
noun: a military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of infantry with supporting cavalry, numbering some three to six thousand men

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