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Ides [fr. iduare, obs. Lat., to divide], a division of time among the Romans. In March, May, July, and October the Ides were on the 15th of the month, in the remaining months on the 13th, Smi. Clas. Antiq. This method of reckoning is still retained in the Chancery of Rome, and in the calendar of the Breviary. See NONES....
Roman calendar
The calendar of the ancient Romans from which our modern calendars are derived It is said to have consisted originally of ten months Martius Aprilis Maius Junius Quintilis Sextilis September October November and December having a total of 304 days Numa added two months Januarius at the beginning of the year and Februarius at the end making in all 355 days He also ordered an intercalary month Mercedinus to be inserted every second year Later the order of the months was changed so that January should come before February Through abuse of power by the pontiffs to whose care it was committed this calendar fell into confusion It was replaced by the Julian calendar In designating the days of the month the Romans reckoned backward from three fixed points the calends the nones and the ides The calends were always the first day of the month The ides fell on the 15th in March May July Quintilis and October and on the 13th in other months The nones came on the eighth day the ninth counting the id...
Ide
Same as first Id the fish...
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A suffix used to denote a The nonmetallic or negative element or radical in a binary compound as oxide sulphide chloride b A compound which is an anhydride as glycolide phthalide c Any one of a series of derivatives as indogenide glucoside etc...
Ides
The fifteenth day of March May July and October and the thirteenth day of the other months...
Cyning
Cyning [fr. Cyn, Celtic], a king; a son or child of the people. It is manifestly a patronymic, like 'scing, son of 'sc; Uffing, sonof Uffa; 'lling, son of 'lle; Cerdicing, son of Cerdic; Iding, son of Ida; Cryding, son of Cryda; 'theling, son of the 'thel, or noble. See Anc. Inst. Eng....
Nones
Nones, days in the Roman calendar, so called because they reckoned nine days from them to the Ides. The seventh day of March, May, July, and October, and the fifth day of all other months, Kenn. Paroch. Antiq. 92....
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