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ides
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What does ides mean?
noun
- plural of ide
- plural of IDE
- Alternative form of ides: the notional full moon of a Roman month, used in Roman dating.
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noun
- (historical) The notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all other months.
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One finds it also related by many, that a soothsayer bade him prepare for some great danger on the ides of March.
With the advent of the fateful Ides of March, winter ii had practically set in, and work outside had a chequered career.
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But this same day Must end that work the Ides of March begun; And whether we shall meet again I know not.
We have in mind some description of Julius Caesar: 'the man who was assassinated on the Ides of March', 'the founder of the Roman Empire', or, perhaps, merely 'the man whose name was Julius Caesar'.