ides

Noun

Meaning

The fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

day date olden star planet sky afternoon daytime daylight fifteenth Addis iDEN vaporized stars planets
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Hypernyms

day

Phrases with the word

beware the ides of march ides of March

Anagrams

deis Dies seid side desi Dise Edis ESDI ised IEDs

Examples

Calends, nones, and ides The ides occur on the thirteenth day in eight of the months, but in March, May, July, and October, they occur on the fifteenth. Source: Internet

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released final estimates Thursday afternoon saying unemployment claims for the week of March 23 totaled 178,421. Source: Internet

Assassination seeAlso The Death of Caesar, 44 BC by J.L. Gerome On the Ides of March (15 March; see Roman calendar ) of 44 BC, Caesar was due to appear at a session of the Senate. Source: Internet

However, historically, the assassination took place on 15 March ( The Ides of March ), the will was published on 18 March, the funeral was on 20 March, and Octavius arrived only in May. Source: Internet

Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (5th or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st of the following month). Source: Internet

In the Roman system, each month had three fixed points known as Kalends (Kal), the Nons and the Ides. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ideotype ideotypic IDer ides of April ides of March idesia