legion

/'li:dʤən/

Thân thiện

The fans of the singer are legion.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A vast multitude; a very large number: "legion" can refer to an extremely large, indefinite number of people or things.
   • A large military unit: Historically, a major unit of the Roman army, typically comprising several thousand soldiers. In modern usage, it can refer to a large military force or a national association of veterans.
   • (Archaic) An army: An old-fashioned term for a large body of armed forces.

2. Adjective:

   • Very numerous; many: Used to describe something that exists in a very large, indefinite number.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The problems facing the new government are legion. (The challenges are very many.)
  • He served in the French Foreign Legion. (He was a member of that specific large military unit.)
  • The American Legion is a powerful veterans' organization. (It is a large association of former service members.)

• Adjective:

  • Her admirers are legion. (She has a very large number of admirers.)

Advanced Usage

• "Their name is Legion": A biblical idiom (from Mark 5:9) used to mean "they are very many" or "they are countless."
  • The errors in the report were so many that their name was legion. (The mistakes were too numerous to count.)

Variants and Related Words

• Legionary (noun/adjective): A member of a legion; relating to a legion.
  • The legionary soldiers marched in formation.
• Legionnaire (noun): A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion; also a member of an association like the American Legion.
  • The legionnaire received a medal for his service.

Synonyms

• Noun (multitude): Host, throng, horde, myriad.
• Adjective: Numerous, countless, innumerable, multitudinous.

Related Phrases

• Legion of Honour: A French order of merit for military and civil merits.
  • He was awarded the Legion of Honour for his bravery.

Idioms

• To be legion: To be very many or numerous.
  • Excuses for his absence were legion. (There were a great many excuses.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. amounting to a large indefinite number
   • numerous times
   • the family was numerous
   • Palomar's fans are legion

Noun

1. a vast multitude
2. a large military unit
   • the French Foreign Legion
3. association of ex-servicemen
   • the American Legion
4. archaic terms for army

Từ đồng nghĩa

• numerous
• legion
• horde
• host