legion (a very large number

  • 1legion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin legion , legio, from legere to gather more at legend Date: 13th century 1. the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry 2. a large… …

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  • 2legion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. horde, multitude; army, corps. See combatant. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An army] Syn. division, phalanx, brigade; see army 2 , troops . 2. [A crowd] Syn. multitude, body, group; see crowd 1 , gathering …

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  • 3Legion of Super-Heroes — For the TV series, see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series). Legion of Super Heroes Cover for Legion of Super Heroes (vol. 5) #37. Art by Francis Manapul and John Livesay. Publication information …

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  • 4legion — I UK [ˈliːdʒ(ə)n] / US [ˈlɪdʒən] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms legion : singular legion plural legions 1) a large group of soldiers who are part of an army, especially a Roman army in ancient times See: the Foreign Legion 2) a large …

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  • 5legion — le|gion1 [ lidʒən ] noun count 1. ) a large group of soldiers who are part of an army, especially a Roman army in ancient times => FOREIGN LEGION 2. ) usually plural a large group or number of people: The band has legions of fans. legion… …

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  • 6legion — le•gion [[t]ˈli dʒən[/t]] n. 1) anq the largest unit of the Roman army, comprising at different periods from about 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers, with a much smaller complement of cavalry 2) mil a military or semimilitary unit 3) mil the Legion. a)… …

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  • 7legion — le|gion1 [ˈli:dʒən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin legio, from legere; LEGEND] 1.) a large group of soldiers, especially in ancient Rome 2.) literary a large number of people legion 2 legion2 adj …

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  • 8legion — 1 noun (C) 1 a large group of soldiers, especially in ancient Rome 2 literary a large number of people 2 adjective (not before noun) literary very many; numerous: The stories of her adventures were legion …

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  • 9Roman legion — For other uses, see legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio military levy, conscription, from legere to choose ) is a term that can apply both as a transliteration of legio ( conscription or army ) to the entire Roman army and also, more… …

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  • 10Legion of Net. Heroes — The Legion of Net.Heroes, or LNH, is the oldest (and perhaps the first) USENET based shared universe still in existence, and the name of the premiere net.hero team in that universe. Birthed from a rec.arts.comics cascade thread in April of 1992… …

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