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Describing the ancient Roman calendar, Washington Post correspondent Sasha Volokh noted, The calends of a month (kalendae) were the first day of a month, thought to have originally been the day of the new moon. The ides of a month (idus) were thought to originally have referred to the day of the full moon. That was the 13th in 29-day months, but the 15th in 31-day months (which were only March, May, July, and October). The name of the month appears as an adjective agreeing with the day; idus is feminine, so the day is called idus Martiae, or, in the expression, cave idus Martias. Reference Volokh, Sasha (2014, Mar. 15). The ides of March are come. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 15, 2014, from washingtonpost/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/03/15/the-ides-of-march-are-come/
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