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The correct spelling is legion.
How to pronounce legion
noun
IPA: /ˈliːdʒən/
Say it like: Lej-ion
The correct spelling is legion. The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. For example: "Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion."
Usage Examples
“Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
- 2.A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery
- 3.A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.
- 4.(often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion.
- 5.A large number of people; a multitude.
verb
- 1.To form into legions.
adjective
- 1.Numerous; vast; very great in number
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