"Circa" is Latin for "around" or "about". "circa 1964" = around 1964.
Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
Example
The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa 1850
Circa is abbreviated as ca.
'circa' may not be a currency at all; if your referent says 'circa', it may mean 'about'
The English word scrum is an abbreviation of the word scrummage, circa 1888.
Yes, "circa" is often used to mean "around about" or "approximately." It is commonly used when referring to a date or time period to indicate that the specific date is not known or is an approximation.
There is no such currency as the 'circa'. 'circa' means 'approximately'.
The phrase "circa 1950" means "some time around 1950." The word "circa" is Latin for "about" or "near".
circa is English it means "from the time of"
The word circa is Latin and in English it means about, approximately.
It's an abbreviation for circa, meaning around. ca 1925
Circa is abbreviated as ca.
It usually means "circa" meaning around or approximately.
Circa means "approximately"
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'circa' may not be a currency at all; if your referent says 'circa', it may mean 'about'
circa
approximately
The word circadian comes from the Latin, circa, meaning about, and dies, meaning day. These cycles are not exactly 24 hours long, hence the "circa."