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Noun ides has 1 sense
  1. ides - in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
    --1 is a kind of
    day

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Term: ides

Noun - Sense 1:

(historical) In the Roman calendar, either of the two points dividing each month into unequal halves; the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months.

Example Sentence:

The ides of March marks an important day in ancient Roman history.

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Noun - Sense 2:

(chemistry) The red compounds of iron; hæmatite.

Example Sentence:

The mineralogist studied the properties of ides in various iron compounds.

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Noun - Sense 3:

(obsolete) Ideas; conceptions; reflections; imaginations.

Example Sentence:

His ides on philosophy greatly influenced modern thought.

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Adjective:

In Roman and medieval times: (of a month) to have its "ides" on a specified day.

Example Sentence:

March is an ides month, with its ides falling on the 15th.

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