Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - legion
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Legion
legion
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, legio, from legere to gather — more at legend Date: 13th century 1. the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry 2. a large military force; especially army 1a 3. a very large number ; multitude 4. a national association of ex-servicemen II. adjective Date: 1678 many, numerous the problems are ~
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a division of 3,000-6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. 2 a large organized body. 3 a vast host, multitude, or number. --predic.adj. great in number (his good works have been legion). Phrases and idioms American Legion (in the US) an association of ex-servicemen formed in 1919. foreign legion a body of foreign volunteers in a modern, esp. French, army. Legion of Honour a French order of distinction founded in 1802. Royal British Legion (in the UK) an association of ex-servicemen (and now women) formed in 1921. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L legio -onis f. legere choose ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. легион Foreign L. —- иностранный легион 2. ист. легион (в Древнем Риме; 3000-6000 воинов) 3. (L.) легион (в названиях организаций ветеранов войны) American L. —- Американский легион 4. легион, великое множество the problems are legion —- проблемам нет числа her admirers are legion —- у нее тьма поклонников their name is L. —- библ. им (же) имя легион 5. зоол. редк. надсемейство; класс Id: L. of Honour —- Орден почетного легиона (во Франции) Id: L. of Merit —- орден "За боевые заслуги" (в США) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of Honour орден Почетного легиона (во Франции) LEGION noun 1) легион; - Legion of Honour 2) множество ...Англо-русский словарь
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(legions) 1. A legion is a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army. ...the Sudan-based troops of the Libyan Islamic Legion... N-COUNT: oft in names after n 2. A legion of people or things is a great number of them. (WRITTEN) His delightful sense of humour won him a legion of friends. N-COUNT: usu N of n 3. If you say that things of a particular kind are legion, you mean that there are a great number of them. (FORMAL) Ellie’s problems are legion... ADJ: v-link ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 a large group of soldiers, especially in ancient Rome 2 literary a large number of people ~2 adj literary very many; numerous (The stories of her adventures were legion.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from O.Fr. legion "Roman legion" (3,000 to 6,000 men, under Marius usually with attached cavalry), from L. legionem (nom. legio) "body of soldiers," from legere "to choose, gather." Generalized sense of "a large number" is due to (inaccurate) translations of Mark v.9. Legionnaires' Disease, caused by Legionella pneumophilia, named for outbreak July 1976 at American Legion convention in Philadelphia's Bellevue-Strafford Hotel. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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