legions
Meaning of legions
plural noun
- a division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army.
- a vast number of people or things.
legions of photographers and TV cameras
Middle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century, in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many’ (Mark 5:9).
Information about legions
- It is a name.
- The singular form of legions is: legion.
- Languages in which legions is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of legions
le-gions
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- legions is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
legions synonyms
Meaning a subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division:
Meaning 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:
Meaning a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade:
Meaning a commercial business:
Meaning soldiers or armed forces:
Meaning the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated:
Meaning an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them:
Meaning a small group of people having a particular task:
Meaning a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections:
Meaning a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group:
Meaning a subdivision of a larger military grouping:
Meaning strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement:
Meaning a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions:
Meaning a group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it:
Meaning any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up:
Meaning a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together:
Meaning a group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission:
Meaning a soldier specially trained for carrying out raids:
Meaning a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power:
Meaning a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration:
Meaning a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose:
Meaning an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion:
Meaning a large group of people:
Meaning a person who receives or entertains other people as guests:
Meaning a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals:
Meaning a large number of people or things:
Meaning a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way:
Meaning past of drive:
Meaning a large body of matter with no definite shape:
Meaning a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence:
Meaning a disorderly crowd; a mob:
Meaning an organized group of criminals:
Meaning a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together:
Meaning a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live together or are kept together as livestock:
Meaning the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:
Meaning a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it:
Meaning the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual:
Meaning a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill:
Meaning the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses:
Meaning a very large quantity of something:
Meaning an abundance or large quantity of something:
Anagrams of legions
eloigns, esloign, gelosin, lignose, lingoes, longies
Words that rhyme with legions
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