legion

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: lesion, region, logion, legin, legio

Antonyms: lesion, region, logion, legin, legio

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[numerous|Numerous]]; [[vast]]; very great in number.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|the major unit or division of the Roman army}} {{lb|en|military|Ancient Rome}} The major unit or division of the [[w:Roman army|Roman army]], usually comprising 3000 to 6000 [[infantry]] soldiers and 100 to 200 [[cavalry]] troops.
2. {{lb|en|military}} A [[combined arms]] major military unit featuring [[cavalry]], [[infantry]], and [[artillery]], including historical units such as the {{w|British Legion}}, and present-day units such as the {{w|Spanish Legion}} and the {{w|French Foreign Legion}}.
3. {{lb|en|military}} A large [[military]] or [[semi-]]military [[unit]] trained for combat; any military force; an [[army]], [[regiment]]; an armed, organized and assembled [[militia]].
4. {{lb|en|often '''Legion''' or '''the Legion'''}} A national organization or [[association]] of former [[servicemen]], such as the {{w|American Legion}}.
5. A large number of [[people]]; a [[multitude]].
6. {{lb|en|often plural}} A [[great]] [[number]].
7. {{senseid|en|Q123}} {{lb|en|dated|taxonomy}} A group of [[order]]s inferior to a [[class]]; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To form into legions.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|US|military}} {{ellipsis of|en|w:American Legion}}.

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