Ah, "circa" is a lovely little word that art historians often use. It simply means "around" or "approximately" when talking about dates. So if you see a painting from the 1800s described as being created "circa 1850," it just means it was made around that time, giving us a general idea of its age.
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".
The word circa is Latin and in English it means about, approximately.
circa is English it means "from the time of"
Circa is abbreviated as ca.
It's an abbreviation for circa, meaning around. ca 1925
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'
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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."