ides
noun/aɪdz/
Frequency rank: #18,038 most common English word
Meaning
A day in the ancient Roman calendar falling on the 15th of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th of other months.
Example sentence
Julius Caesar was warned to beware the ides of March.
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