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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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) 
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.
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Definition: approximately
Antonyms: exactly, precisely
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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 |
Nederlands (Dutch)
circa, ongeveer
Français (French)
prep. - environ, vers
Deutsch (German)
prep. - um, etwa
Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - (για χρονική περίοδο) περί, γύρω στα
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(حرف جر) حوالي, تقريبا
עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - בסביבות שנת-, בערך
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