Definitions for legion

legion le·gion

Spelling: [lee-juh n]
IPA: /ˈli dʒən/

Legion is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in legion (egilno).

Definitions for legion

noun

  1. a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
  2. a military or semimilitary unit.
  3. the Legion. American Legion. foreign legion (def 2).
  4. any large group of armed men.
  5. any great number of persons or things; multitude.

adjective

  1. very great in number:

Origin of legion

1175-1225; Middle English legi(o)un (Old French) Latin legiōn- (stem of legiō) picked body of soldiers, equivalent to leg(ere) to gather, choose, read + -iōn- -ion

Examples for legion

Modesty, of course, forbids me from the citing the legion of instances where I have been correct.

Oprah, when she came, found a legion of her fans on its doorstep.

Major Vernier, of Pulaski's legion, and twenty-five men, were killed.

Indeed there were not many who could have kept up with him in his rambles, had there been a legion.

First, in his opening remarks yesterday, the pontiff towed a much more conservative line than his legion of new fans might expect.

He had previously been made a Chevalier of the legion of Honour.

A legion of hirelings were zealous to show their servility and loyalty to their lords.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl reportedly tried to join the legion before enlisting in the U.S. Army.

Had there been a legion of them on his track, he could have better borne it.

We will see some surprising groups, maybe a legion of them, face the Six.

Word Value for legion
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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