legion: Meaning and Definition of
le•gion
Pronunciation: (lē'jun), [key]
— n.
- a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- a military or semimilitary unit.
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- SeeAmerican Legion.
- Seeforeign legion(def. 2).
- any large group of armed men.
- any great number of persons or things; multitude.
—adj.
- very great in number: The holy man's faithful followers were legion.
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