legion
English Thesaurus
1. a vast multitude (noun.group)
2. archaic terms for army (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | roman legion, |
| definition | : | a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | sabaoth, |
| definition | : | (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament (noun.group) |
3. a large military unit (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | foreign legion, |
| definition | : | a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | legionary, legionnaire, |
| definition | : | a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) (noun.person) |
4. association of ex-servicemen (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | association, |
| definition | : | a formal organization of people or groups of people (noun.group) |
5. amounting to a large indefinite number (adj.all)
| similar | : | many, |
| definition | : | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number (adj.all) |
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