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The synonyms of “Legion” are: host, horde, brigade, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, contingent, unit, force, corps, garrison, section, group, detachment, commando, battery, band, outfit, cohort, throng, multitude, crowd, drove, mass, mob, rabble, gang, swarm, flock, herd, body, pack, score, mountain, army, sea, abundance, profusion, numerous, countless, innumerable, incalculable, immeasurable, untold, endless, limitless, boundless, myriad, many, abundant, plentiful, thick on the ground
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “legion” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| abundance | The ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present. Estimates of the abundance of harp seals. |
| army | The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. He joined the army at 16. |
| band | A thing that restrains, binds, or unites. The top band of pupils. |
| battalion | A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade. A battalion of ants. |
| battery | An artillery subunit of guns, men, and vehicles. Battery farming. |
| body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. Restructuring formulations help to add body. |
| brigade | Army unit smaller than a division. He commanded a brigade of 3 000 men. |
| cohort | A band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion. Young Jack arrived with three of his cohorts. |
| commando | A unit of commandos. A commando attack. |
| company | A commercial business. A national opera company. |
| contingent | A temporary military unit. A contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference. |
| corps | An army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support. At 9 30 a m the press corps was handed what looked to be a routine list of orders. |
| crowd | An audience, especially one at a sporting event. Free thinkers who don t follow the crowd. |
| detachment | The state of being objective or aloof. The Squadron went on detachment to Malta. |
| division | Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The BBC s engineering division. |
| drove | A hard straight return (as in tennis or squash. |
| flock | An orderly crowd. A flock of sheep. |
| force | The army navy and air force of a country. A government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man. |
| gang | Tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together. Police tried to break up the gang. |
| garrison | The building occupied by a garrison. The entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground. |
| group | A division of an air force, usually consisting of two or more stations. The largest newspaper group in the UK. |
| herd | A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. A herd of elephants. |
| horde | A nomadic community. Tartar hordes. |
| host | A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics. |
| mass | The quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field. We get masses of homework. |
| mob | A flock or herd of animals. A mob of cattle. |
| mountain | A large natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill. They sought refuge in the mountains. |
| multitude | The common people generally. A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight. |
| outfit | A set of clothing (with accessories. An obscure 1970s country rock outfit. |
| pack | A convenient package or parcel as of cigarettes or film. This unsavoury pack of rogues. |
| platoon | A team of policemen working under the military platoon system. Platoons of tourists poured out of the busses. |
| profusion | The property of being extremely abundant. The beautiful pink foxgloves growing in profusion among the ferns. |
| rabble | A disorderly crowd; a mob. He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths. |
| regiment | A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions. The whole regiment of women MPs. |
| score | A large number of something. He tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful. |
| sea | A roughly definable area of the sea. There was still some sea running. |
| section | A group of players of a family of instruments within an orchestra. Sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue. |
| squad | A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. The demolition squad from No 6 Troop were blowing up the guns. |
| squadron | A large group of people or things. He immediately commissioned a squadron of architects. |
| swarm | A series of similar-sized earthquakes occurring together, typically near a volcano. A swarm of journalists. |
| throng | A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. A throng of birds. |
| troop | A unit of artillery and armoured formation. A troop of children. |
| unit | The smallest measure of investment in a unit trust. A unit of measurement. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “legion” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abundant | Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful. The riverbanks were abundant in beautiful wild plants. |
| boundless | Seemingly boundless in amount number degree or especially extent. Children with boundless energy. |
| countless | Too many to be counted; very many. She d apologized countless times before. |
| endless | (of a belt, chain, or tape) having the ends joined to form a loop allowing continuous action. Endless loop cassette tapes. |
| immeasurable | Too large, extensive, or extreme to measure. Immeasurable suffering. |
| incalculable | Not capable of being computed or enumerated. An archive of incalculable value. |
| innumerable | Too numerous to be counted. Innumerable difficulties. |
| limitless | Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent. The limitless reaches of outer space. |
| many | 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. A good many. |
| myriad | Countless or extremely great in number. Myriad stars. |
| numerous | Consisting of many members. The family was numerous. |
| plentiful | Existing in great number or quantity. Coal is cheap and plentiful. |
| thick on the ground | Very intense. |
| untold | Of an incalculable amount. Untold suffering. |
| army | The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. An army of photographers. |
| artillery | An army unit that uses big guns. Tanks and heavy artillery. |
| battalion | An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies. A battalion of ants. |
| besiege | Surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender. The Turks besieged Vienna. |
| brigade | Form or unite into a brigade. They thought the speech too closely brigaded with illegal action. |
| centurion | (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers. |
| cohort | A group of people having approximately the same age. The 1940 4 birth cohort of women. |
| commander | A rank of naval officer above lieutenant commander and below captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment. |
| commando | A unit of commandos. A commando attack. |
| consular | Having to do with a consul or his office or duties. Rome once again held consular elections. |
| corps | A body of people engaged in a particular activity. Diplomatic corps. |
| crowd | Cause to herd drive or crowd together. He still hangs out with the same crowd. |
| deploy | Bring into effective action. Small states can often deploy resources more freely. |
| grenadier | A soldier armed with grenades. |
| group | Arrange into a group or groups. I ve always been a fan of the guitarists in the group. |
| hive | Of bees enter a hive. The kitchen became a hive of activity. |
| horde | A nomadic community. Tartar hordes. |
| infest | (of insects or animals) be present (in a place or site) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease. The roaches infested our kitchen. |
| infestation | The presence of an unusually large number of insects or animals in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease. Efforts were made to deal with an infestation of rats in the building. |
| legionary | A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion. The legionary fortress of Isca. |
| many | The majority of people. The temptations are many. |
| multitude | The state of being numerous. A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight. |
| numerous | Amounting to a large indefinite number. The orchestra and chorus were numerous. |
| outnumber | Be more numerous than. Women outnumbered men by three to one. |
| plurality | The number by which plurality exceeds the number of votes cast for the candidate placed second. To mark plurality one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable. |
| swarm | Of flying insects move in or form a swarm. A swarm of insects obscured the light. |
| tank | Fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel. They get tanked up before the game. |
| teem | Be teeming be abuzz. Every garden is teeming with wildlife. |
| tribune | A popular leader; a champion of people’s rights. |
| vermin | People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society. His clothes are infested with vermin. |
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