LEGION
\lˈiːd͡ʒən], \lˈiːdʒən], \l_ˈiː_dʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of LEGION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A military force; an army; military bands.
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A great number; a multitude.
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A group of orders inferior to a class.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A military force; an army; military bands.
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A great number; a multitude.
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A group of orders inferior to a class.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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In ancient Rome, a body of soldiers of from three to six thousand; a military force: a great number.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Among the ancient Romans, a body of soldiers divided into coborts, maniples, and centuries, and consisting of from 3000 to 6000 men; a military force; a great number. Legion of honour, an order instituted in France, by Napoleon, as a reward for merit, both civil and military.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Among the Romans, a body of soldiers of about 5000 men; a great number; legion of honour, a French order of merit instituted by Napoleon I. when First Consul of France; legion, as in the Scripture phrase, their name is legion, signifies "very many in number".
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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