noun
ides
ydz
noun
1
In the ancient Roman calendar, the middle day of the month — the 15th in March, May, July, and October, the 13th in other months.
"Julius Caesar was warned to "beware the Ides of March.""
How to Use Ides
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA specific day marking the middle of a month in the old Roman calendar, now mostly remembered thanks to Caesar's assassination.
Common pairings
Ides of March
Word Forms
ides plural
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Etymology
From Latin idus, a calendar term of uncertain, possibly Etruscan, origin.