Ides

idz, n. pi. (Anc. Rom. Calendar.) The 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the of other months. [F. L. idus peril, Skr. indu, the moon.] Idiom, id'T-um.re. A mode of expre ion peculiar to a language or dialect; genius or peculiar cast of a language; peculiar form or variety of language. [F. ome, L. and Gr. idiom a, f Gr. idioun, to make one's own, idios, one's own, peculiar to one's self, Skr. svayam, self (reflexive pron.).] — Id'iomatlc, -omatlk, -ical, a. Peculiar to a language; conformed to the mode of expre ion of a language. — Idioc'- rasy, -ok'ra-sT, Fdiosyn'crasy, -sin'kra-sT, Peculiarity of constitution or temperament; individual characteristic or susceptibility. [Gr. idios, sun. together, and kiwi*, mingling, f kerannunai, to mix.] — Idiop'athy, -a-thT, (Med.) A morbid state or condition not occasioned by any other disease. [Gr. pathos, suffering, disease.]— Idiopathic, a. Pert, to, or indicating, etc. — Idiot, -1-ut, Orig., a person in private life, also an unlearned, ignorant, or foolish person; now, a person destitute from birth of the ordinary intellectual powers a fool; imbecile; simpleton. [F.: L. idiot a, Gr. idiotes, a private person, hence, one uneducated and ignorant.]— Idiocy, -o-sl, Idlotcy, ». Absence of the mental faculties, natural to man, from congenital imperfection in the size, form, or quality of the brain. — Idiotic, -ical, a. Pert, to, or like an idiot foolish, sottish. — Idlotism, -izm, An idiom.