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- [lee-juh n]
- /ˈli dʒən/
- /ˈliː.dʒən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-juh n]
- /ˈli dʒən/
Definitions of legion word
- noun legion a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers. 1
- noun legion a military or semimilitary unit. 1
- noun legion the Legion. American Legion. foreign legion (def 2). 1
- noun legion any large group of armed men. 1
- noun legion any great number of persons or things; multitude. 1
- adjective legion very great in number: The holy man's faithful followers were legion. 1
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Origin of legion
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English legi(o)un (< Old French) < Latin legiōn- (stem of legiō) picked body of soldiers, equivalent to leg(ere) to gather, choose, read + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Legion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
legion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
legion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for legion
adj legion
- myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- countless — Countless means very many.
- many — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multitudinous — forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
noun legion
- throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- horde — a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
- flock — a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc.
- multitude — a great number; host: a multitude of friends.
- army — An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.
Antonyms for legion
adj legion
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
noun legion
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
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