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Definition of Legion

Legion

  1. 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.
  4. A group of orders inferior to a class.

Legion Quotations

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.
John Lennon

Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion.
Gustave Flaubert

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
Andre Gide

Madonna is her own Hollywood studio - a popelike mogul and divine superstar in one. She has a laserlike instinct for publicity, aided by her visual genius for still photography (which none of her legion of imitators has). Unfortunately, her public life has dissolved into a series of staged photo ops.
Camille Paglia

The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play.
Dave Winfield
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Legion Translations

legion in Dutch is legioen
legion in German is Legion
legion in Swedish is legion

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