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circa

[sur-kuh]

preposition

  1. about: used especially in approximate dates: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.

    The Venerable Bede was born circa 673.



circa

/ ˈɜːə /

preposition

  1. Abbreviation: c.. ca..(used with a date) at the approximate time of

    circa 1182 bc.

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circa1

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin: “around, about,” akin to circus circus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circa1

Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus
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The two met through their work with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., a spawn of the Proposition 13 taxpayer revolt, circa 1978.

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"It is a style of supernaturalist spirituality and miracle- and prophecy-based preaching that was fairly niche within American evangelicalism circa 2015," explained Dr. Matthew Taylor, a religious scholar at the Institute for Islamic-Christian-Jewish Studies.

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Of the developed hot springs we found, Esalen and Tassajara, circa 1976, were my favorites.

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And in Italy, I learned that the extremely high level of bathing culture circa 200 C.E. has completely disappeared.

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The auction of the collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Era, circa 240-200 BCE, was due to take place on 7 May.

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