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cir·ca

 (sûr′kə)
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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circa

(ˈsɜːkə)
prep
(used with a date) at the approximate time of: circa 1182 bc. Abbreviation: c. or ca.
[Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus]
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cir•ca

(ˈsɜr kə)

prep., adv.
about: used esp. in approximate dates. Abbr.: c, c., ca, ca., cir., circ.
[1860–65; < Latin circā around, about]
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circa

adverb approximately, about, around, roughly, in the region of, round about The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa 1850.
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Translations
cirkapřibližně
cirka
noin
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circa

[ˈsɜːkə] PREPhacia
circa 1500hacia (el año) 1500
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circa

[ˈsɜːrkə] prepcirca, environ, vers
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circa

prepcirca, zirka
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circa

[ˈsɜːkə] prepcirca
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