circa
about: used especially in approximate dates: The Venerable Bede was born circa 673.Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
Origin of circa
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They include “The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell” painted in 1932 and “The Harbour, Cannes,” painted circa 1933.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLooking through photographs from the early days of U.S. airlines, I found a shot of the cabin of the Boeing 247, circa 1934.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room | Clive Irving | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBuilt circa 2700 BC, it is the oldest freestanding mud-brick building in the world.
For most people living in the world, circa 1920, music was embedded into their life, not chosen as a lifestyle accessory.
Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting | Ted Gioia | March 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIs it a fair assessment of the Allman Brothers Band and Duane circa 1971?
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Thirty-five years earlier (circa 1770), even the quickest stages were no speedier than the vans.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperPotentia generandi in maribus vulgo circa annum sexagesimum-secundum cessat, exceptiones autem multae inveniuntur.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThere could be no denying that our countrymen of 1918 (circa) lived through an interesting period of their country's history.
The Secret of the League | Ernest BramahHoc circa templum sit jus mercatoribus æqum, pondera ne vergant nec sit conventio prava.
The Royal Pawn of Venice | Mrs. Lawrence TurnbullQuo cum peruenirent sui commilitones, congregati circa ipsum dominum suum, excercitum magnum et fortem conflauerunt.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for circa
/ (ˈsɜːkə) /
(used with a date) at the approximate time of: circa 1182 bc . Abbreviation: c., ca.
Origin of circa
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