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The ides is they inject signfiicant extra liquidity into the world economy by allowing developing countries to exchange their SDRs for access to the IMF's dollar, gold etc reserves.

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  1. plural noun The 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of the other months in the ancient Roman calendar.

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  • “Fergus told me he had proof that they were going to poison my river, take my staff, things like that.” “What proof He said he had a fax from someone in London to Ion-ides.” “So why did you not come straight to me?” There was a silence. —  Death of a Dustman
  • The ides is they inject signfiicant extra liquidity into the world economy by allowing developing countries to exchange their SDRs for access to the IMF's dollar, gold etc reserves. —  The Latest From www.inthenews.co.uk
  • If you have * any* doubts on this - check out his letter to Reverend Hardon in the "ides" chapeter of the blog. —  Sydney Indymedia - Comments
  • The oblique muscles in this case must twist; the ides is not just going side to side. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Officially, the term "ides" refers to the 15th day of certain months in the old Roman calendar. —  Forbes.com: News
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin Īdūs.

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  1. In Middle English idus, also in singular ide; French ides = Spanish idus = Portuguese idus, idos = Italian idi = German idus, etc., = Greek εἰδοί, from Latinīdūs, often eidus, plural of unused singular *īdûs (īdu-), the ides.
 

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