The difference between Legion and Throng

When used as nouns, legion means the major unit or division of the roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops, whereas throng means a group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

When used as verbs, legion means to form into legions, whereas throng means to crowd into a place, especially to fill it.

When used as adjectives, legion means numerous, whereas throng means filled with persons or objects.

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  1. Legion as an adjective:

    Numerous; vast; very great in number

    Examples:

    "Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion."

    "synonyms: multitudinous numerous"

  1. Legion as a noun (military, Ancient Rome):

    The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

  2. Legion as a noun (military, obsolete):

    a combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery

  3. Legion as a noun (military):

    A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.

  4. Legion as a noun (often '''Legion''' or '''the Legion'''):

    A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the .

  5. Legion as a noun:

    A large number of people; a multitude.

  6. Legion as a noun (often plural):

    A great number.

  7. Legion as a noun (dated, taxonomy):

    A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.

  1. Legion as a verb (transitive):

    To form into legions.

  1. Throng as a noun:

    A group of people crowded or gathered closely together; a multitude.

  2. Throng as a noun:

    A group of things; a host or swarm.

  1. Throng as a verb (transitive):

    To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.

  2. Throng as a verb (intransitive):

    To congregate.

  3. Throng as a verb (transitive):

    To crowd or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.

  1. Throng as an adjective (Scotland, Northern England, dialect):

    Filled with persons or objects; crowded.

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