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Dictionary: cir·ca   (sûr') pronunciation
prep. (Abbr. c. or ca)

In approximately; about: born circa 1900.

[Latin circā, from circum, around (probably on the model of adverbs like intrā, within), from circus, circle. See circle.]


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(SUHR-kuh) pronunciation
preposition

Approximately.

[From Latin circa (around, about), from circus (circle), from Greek kirkos. Ultimately from the Indo-European root sker- (to turn or bend) which is also the source of other words such as ranch, rank, shrink, circle, crisp, search, ring, curb, ridge, and curve.]

Usage:

"This translates into an annual average loss of circa 167 hectares (0.5 per cent of all farmland)." — Alan Deidun; Keeping up the Momentum; The Times of Malta; Oct 19, 2008.



Antonyms: circa
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prep

Definition: approximately
Antonyms: exactly, precisely


Wikipedia: Circa
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Circa (often abbreviated c., ca., ca or cca. and sometimes italicized to show it is Latin) means "in approximately" (it literally means "around"), referring to a date. It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known.

When used in date ranges, a circa is applied before each approximate date, while dates without a circa immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty.

For example, an encyclopedia entry for Genghis Khan may begin with "Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227)", suggesting that he was born in or around the year 1162. The year of his death appears as a precise value, suggesting that there is definite evidence that this is when he died.[1]

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Translations: Circa
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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - cirka

Nederlands (Dutch)
circa, ongeveer

Français (French)
prep. - environ, vers

Deutsch (German)
prep. - um, etwa

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - (για χρονική περίοδο) περί, γύρω στα

Italiano (Italian)
circa

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - aproximadamente (prep.)

Русский (Russian)
приблизительно, около

Español (Spanish)
prep. - hacia, aproximadamente, cerca de

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - cirka, omkring

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大约

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 大約

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - 대략

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - およそ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) حوالي, تقريبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮בסביבות שנת-, בערך‬


 
 
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