Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ides of march

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: ides of -march
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The 15th of March in the Ancient Roman calendar, on which day Julius Caesar was assassinated.

Etymology

From Latin idūs Martii.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: idūs Martii

Questions

What does ides of march mean?: The 15th of March in the Ancient Roman calendar, on which day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
Where does ides of march come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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