numerous, legion
(adjective) amounting to a large indefinite number; “numerous times”; “the family was numerous”; “Palomar’s fans are legion”
horde, host, legion
(noun) a vast multitude
host, legion
(noun) archaic terms for army
legion
(noun) a large military unit; “the French Foreign Legion”
legion
(noun) association of ex-servicemen; “the American Legion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
un (plural )
(US, military) Ellipsis of American Legion.
• eloign, longie, ogle-in
legion (not comparable)
Numerous; vast; very great in number
Synonyms: multitudinous, numerous
legion (plural legions)
(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
(military, obsolete) a combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery
(military) A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.
(often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion.
A large number of people; a multitude.
(often plural) A great number.
(dated, taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.
• (large number of people): host, mass, multitude, sea, throng
• (major unit of the Roman army): cohort, maniple, century
• (military unit): fireteam, section, troop, squad, platoon, company, battalion, regiment, brigade, division, corps, wing, army, army group
• (combined arms): combat team, regimental combat team, brigade combat team
legion (third-person singular simple present legions, present participle legioning, simple past and past participle legioned)
(transitive) To form into legions.
• eloign, longie, ogle-in
Source: Wiktionary
Le"gion, n. Etym: [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F. légion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect. See Legend.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: 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.
2. A military force; an army; military bands.
3. A great number; a multitude. Where one sin has entered,legions will force their way through the same breach. Rogers.
4. (Taxonomy)
Definition: A group of orders inferior to a class. Legion of honor, an order instituted by the French government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
