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—
Irving Kolodin
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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Spotting the reflection of fiber-optic cables, the Kara Dag Brigade operators showed the way forward for the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and its legion of drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Now the White House is under pressure to forge a deal that can appease conservative China hawks while keeping happy the legions of Americans who use the app for everything from e-commerce to funny cat videos and political takes across the political spectrum.
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That’s not because Kansas City is a major media market, or even because of their legion of fans.
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Noun
Democratic critics have said Trump is exceeding his constitutional authority and hacking away at popular and critical government programs at the expense of legions of middle-class families.
—Nathan Layne and Andy Sullivan, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Spotting the reflection of fiber-optic cables, the Kara Dag Brigade operators showed the way forward for the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and its legion of drones.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Now the White House is under pressure to forge a deal that can appease conservative China hawks while keeping happy the legions of Americans who use the app for everything from e-commerce to funny cat videos and political takes across the political spectrum.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
That’s not because Kansas City is a major media market, or even because of their legion of fans.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Legion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legion. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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