1. adjective
Numerous; vast; very great in number; multitudinous.
Russias labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the states needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion.
2. noun
a) The major unit or division of the , usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. — John Rogers (1679-1729) <!"Universal Obedience to the Laws of God, the indispensable Obligation of Christians",[ ]
b) A large military or semimilitary unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.
See Also: legionary, legionnaire
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