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cir·ca  (sûrk)
prep. Abbr. c. or ca
In approximately; about: born circa 1900.
[Latin circ, from circum, around (probably on the model of adverbs like intr, within), from circus, circle; see circle.]
circa [ˈsɜːkə]
prep
(used with a date) at the approximate time of circa 1182 bc Abbreviations c., ca.
[Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus]
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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.
Translations
circa [ˈsɜːkə] PREP → hacia
circa 1500 → hacia(el año)1500
circa [ˈsɜːrkə] prep → circa, environ, vers
circa
prep → circa, zirka
circa [ˈsɜːkə] prep → circa
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