1
: the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry
Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls.
2
: a large military force
3
: a very large number : multitude
won him … a legion of devoted followers—
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Irving Kolodin4
: a national association of ex-servicemen
the American Legion
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Noun
Legions of people came to see him perform.
joined the French Foreign Legion
Adjective
the obstacles that the programmers had to overcome have been legion
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Noun
His father would eventually depart the Franciscans after the start of WWI and joined the Polish legions, Scorsese noted.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
No worries—just trust the legions of Glamour readers who swear by them as one of their all-time favorite gifts.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Recognized during his prison years for the swastika sloppily carved onto his forehead, Manson ordered a legion of cult followers to carry out horrific attacks in and around upscale Los Angeles in the late 1960s.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
An upset win over the Buckeyes likely would send Indiana into the Big Ten championship game against Oregon, quieting the legion of skeptics.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Legion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legion. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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