What (who) is legion - definition
GROUP OF FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Strata (comics); Zena Moonstruck; L E G I O N; L. E. G. I. O. N.; LEGION; Licensed Extra-Governmental Interstellar Operatives Network; L.E.G.I.O.N. '93; Legion: Secret Files
Legion
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·noun A great number; a multitude.
II. Legion ·noun A group of orders inferior to a class.
III. Legion ·noun A military force; an army; military bands.
IV. Legion ·noun 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.
legion
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¦ noun
1. a division of 3,000-6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.
2. (the Legion) the Foreign Legion.
3. a national association of former servicemen and servicewomen, such as the Royal British Legion.
4. (a legion/legions of) a vast number of people or things.
¦ adjective great in number: her fans are legion.
Derivatives
legioned adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. legio(n-), from legere 'choose, levy'.
legion
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n.
1.
Army, host, military force, body of troops.
2.
Multitude, host, army, great number.
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L.E.G.I.O.N.
L.E.G.I.O.N. is a science fiction comic book created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo and Todd McFarlane and published by DC Comics. The principal subject of the comic book is a team of fictional extraterrestrial superheroes. The characters first appeared in Invasion! #1 (December 1988). The original series chronicled the formation and activity of an interplanetary police force whose mission was to act as a peace-keeping force in their galaxy.
Pronunciation examples for legion
1. are legion.
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2. or so is legion.
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3. the Legion of Honor.
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4. immediately a legion hall.
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5. And the misconceptions are legion,
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Examples of use of legion
1. McCain‘s vulnerabilities as a candidate are legion.
2. Corporate governance concerns, meanwhile, are legion.
3. Legion members condemned the sentence as too lenient.
4. "We will form a single legion based on the example of the French Legion d‘honneur and we will name it Jewish Honor.
5. He has also been decorated with France‘s Legion of Honour.