used before a date or number for showing that it is not exact and may be a little earlier, later, more, or less. Circa is usually written simply as c
a storyset in France circa 1660
Synonyms and related words
Inexact and inaccurate
incorrect
inexact
wrong
circa
prepositionformal
US /ˈsɜrkə/
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used before a date or, in the U.K., a number for showing that it is not exact and may be a little earlier, later, more, or less. Circa is usually written simply as c.