legion
Noun
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Archaic terms for army (synset 108200720)
is a type of: army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or statesubtypes:
- roman legion - a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army
- sabaoth - (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament
same as: host -
Association of ex-servicemen (synset 108289169)
"the American Legion"is a type of: association - a formal organization of people or groups of people
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A large military unit (synset 108288722)
"the French Foreign Legion"is a type of: force, military force, military group, military unit - a unit that is part of some military servicesubtypes: foreign legion - a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the statemember holonym: legionary, legionnaire - a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
- A vast multitude (synset 108199880)
Adjective
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Amounting to a large indefinite number (synset 301556776)
"numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"similar to: many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite numbersame as: numerous
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