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legion
(encz) | legion,legie n: [voj.] mamm |
Legion
(gcide) | Legion \Le"gion\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n), n. [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F.
l['e]gion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect. See
Legend.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry
consisting of different numbers at different periods, --
from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the
cavalry being about one tenth.
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2. A military force; an army; military bands.
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3. A great number; a multitude.
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Where one sin has entered, legions will force their
way through the same breach. --Rogers.
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4. (Taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class.
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Legion of honor, an order instituted by the French
government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a
reward for merit, both civil and military.
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legion
(wn) | legion
adj 1: amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times";
"the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"
[syn: numerous, legion(p)]
n 1: archaic terms for army [syn: host, legion]
2: association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"
3: a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"
4: a vast multitude [syn: horde, host, legion] |
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