ides
[ ahydz ]
/ aɪdz /
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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
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Origin of ides
1300–50; Middle English <Old French <Latin īdūs (feminine plural); replacing Middle English idus<Latin
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Definition for ides (2 of 2)
-ides
a Greek plural suffix appearing in scientific names: cantharides.
Origin of -ides
<Greek, plural of -is, suffix of source or origin. See -id1
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ides
/ (aɪdz) /
noun
Word Origin for ides
C15: from Old French, from Latin īdūs (plural), of uncertain origin
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