ides

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/ aɪdz /

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Definition of ides

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

Words nearby ides

ideologize, ideologue, ideology, ideomotor, ideopolis, ides, ides of March, ides of March, Beware the, id est, Idhi, -idia

Other definitions 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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How to use ides in a sentence

Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar was famously stabbed to death at the Curia of Pompey on the ides of March in 44 BCE.
A fresh take on why Octavian won the war against Antony and Cleopatra|Jennifer Ouellette|April 2, 2022|Ars Technica
A soothsayer warned Julius Caesar about the Ides of March—a catastrophe looming in the middle of the month.
Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed|Alex Horton|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They co-wrote and co-produced Good Night, and Good Luck and The Ides of March.
Grant Heslov Is the Robin to George Clooney’s Batman|Andrew Romano|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We were in the middle of shooting The Ides of March at the time, but I thought Monuments Men could make a great film.
Grant Heslov Is the Robin to George Clooney’s Batman|Andrew Romano|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It follows her recent string of confident, adult performances: Mildred Pierce, True Blood, The Ides of March.
Evan Rachel Wood Is Grown Up, Unfiltered, and Still Loves Justin Bieber|Kevin Fallon|November 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In his next movie, The Ides of March , Clooney plays a flawed presidential candidate.
George Clooney: A 21st-Century Statesman|John Avlon|February 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The next of which was Le bon-sens, ou ides naturelles opposes aux ides surnaturelles.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
A troop of pipe-players to Minerva on the Ides of June, if we win!
The Lion's Brood|Duffield Osborne
I vow to thee a troop of pipe-players upon the Ides of June.
The Lion's Brood|Duffield Osborne
With the advent of the fateful Ides of March, winter ii had practically set in, and work outside had a chequered career.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Laurence to his sweetest son, Severus, borne away by angels on the seventh Ides of January.
The Hearth-Stone|Samuel Osgood

British Dictionary definitions for ides

ides

/ (aɪdz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) (in the Roman calendar) the 15th day in March, May, July, and October and the 13th day of each other monthSee also calends, nones

Word Origin for ides

C15: from Old French, from Latin īdūs (plural), of uncertain origin

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