circ

¹ American  

[surk] / sɜrk /

noun

1. circular.

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circ. ² American  

abbreviation

1. about.

   circ. 1800.

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circ. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. circuit.

2. circular.

3. circulation.

4. circumference.

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Etymology

Origin of circ.

From the Latin word circā, circiter, circum

Example Sentences

The church mentioned by Bede was superseded by the monastery of St. Alban, the foundation of which is attributed to Offa, circ.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

Dom.—for instance, as to John O'Molony, Bishop of Killaloe, who died circ.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 by

If the statement at the head, however, be accepted as referring to Habakkuk the prophet, the original is of course thrown back to a much earlier date, say circ.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

And in a charter of Charles the Simple, circ.

From Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850 by Various

A spirited representation of “Ca’ Canny” on the Kentish coast during the initial work on the Channel Tunnel, circ.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 by Seaman, Owen, Sir