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1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ides
(noun)
ides
/
ˈ
aɪdz/
noun
ides
/
ˈ
aɪdz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of IDES
[
plural
]
:
the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of any other month in the ancient Roman calendar
“Beware the
ides
of March.”
Shakespeare,
Julius Caesar
(1599)
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