how to pronounce легион

/lʲɪɡʲɪˈon/

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легион is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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ɡʲ

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An example use of легион in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… какой-нибудь белок но легион и от вас вы …”

meanings of легион

noun:

Legion.

легион frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word легион occurs in russian on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.