Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лєгєонъ (legeonŭ), from Ancient Greek λεγεών (legeṓn), from Latin legiō. Doublet of legiune.

Term taken from Mark 5:9

And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

Noun

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lighioană f (plural lighioane)

  1. wild beast
  2. (figurative) brute

Declension

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