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idus.

the ides (in the Roman calendar the fifteenth day of March, May, July, October, and the thirteenth day of the other months; eight days after the nones)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈiː.duːs]Classical-Latin[ˈiː.dus]
  1. the ides (in the Roman calendar the fifteenth day of March, May, July, October, and the thirteenth day of the other months; eight days after the nones)

    declension-4 · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

According to Macrobius (Macr. Sat. 1, 15. § 17) from an Etruscan verb meaning to divide, which he cites with Latin flexion as īduō.

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