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Legion of Honor

  1. a French honorary society founded in 1802 by Napoleon for recognition of distinguished military or civil service
  2. the decoration given to those receiving such recognition

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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