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单词 circa
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circa

(sɜːʳkə)
preposition
Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
[formal]
The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa 1850.
Synonyms: approximately, about, around, roughly More Synonyms of circa

circa in British English

(ˈsɜːkə)
preposition
(used with a date) at the approximate time of
circa 1182 bc
Abbreviation: c., ca.
Word origin
Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus

circa in American English

(ˈsɜrkə)
preposition
[also in italics]
about
, used before an approximate date or figure
circa 1650

Examples of 'circa' in a sentence
circa

He may look like a TV sportscaster, thought Brian, but his wit is straight out of the Chi Psi Lodge, circa 1963.
Maupin, Armistead TALES OF THE CITY (2002)

In other languages
circa

British English: circa PREPOSITION
Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened.
The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa 1850.
  • American English: circa
  • Brazilian Portuguese: por volta de
  • Chinese: 大约
  • European Spanish: hacia
  • French: environ
  • German: circa
  • Italian: circa
  • Japanese: ～頃
  • Korean: ~경
  • European Portuguese: por volta de
  • Latin American Spanish: hacia

(preposition) 
Definition
(used with a date) approximately
The story tells of a runaway slave in Louisiana, circa 1850.
Synonyms
approximately
about
around
roughly
in the region of
round about

Nearby words of
circa

  • cigarette cards
  • cinema
  • cipher
  • circa
  • circle
  • circuit
  • circuitous

Synonyms of 'circa'

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