## Meanings
1. A very large number of people or things.
2. Very many; great in number.
3. A large unit of soldiers, especially in the ancient Roman army.

## Examples
- The singer has a legion of devoted fans around the world.
- The problems facing the new government were legion.
- The Roman legion marched north to defend the border.

## Derived Forms
- infralegion
- legionella
- legionry
- sublegion
- superlegion

## Related Forms
- legionary
- legionnaire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃enh₂-
- Root: *leǵ-
- Root: legion
- Root: legiō

## Etymology
Attested (in Middle English, as legioun) around 1200, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō, legionem, from legō (“to gather, collect”); akin to legend, lecture. Doublet of León, which was borrowed from Spanish. Generalized sense of “a large number” is due to an allusive phrase in Mark 5:9, "My name is Legion, for we are many".

## AI Etymology
Legion attested (in Middle English, as legioun) around 1200, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō, legionem, from legō (“to gather, collect”); akin to legend, lecture. Doublet of León, which was borrowed from Spanish. Generalized sense of “a large number” is due to an allusive phrase in Mark 5:9, "My name is Legion, for we are many". Important recorded forms include *h₃enh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), *leǵ- (Proto-Indo-European), legion (Old French), and legiō (Latin). Current senses include a very large number of people or things, very many; great in number, and a large unit of soldiers, especially in the ancient Roman army. The wider family includes derived forms such as infralegion, legionella, legionry, sublegion, and superlegion and related words such as legionary and legionnaire.

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