circa

[sur-kuh]

preposition

1. about: used especially in approximate dates: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.

   The Venerable Bede was born circa 673.

circa

/ ˈsɜːkə /

preposition

1. Abbreviation: c..  ca.. (used with a date) at the approximate time of

   circa 1182 bc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of circa¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin: “around, about,” akin to circus circus

Word History and Origins

Origin of circa¹

Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, _circus

Example Sentences

“Given BOQ has now walked away from its previous return-on-equity targets, we think our FY 2025-2027 average ROE forecast of circa 6.5% can only justify a payout ratio at the bottom end of the current target range,” Analyst Andrew Lyons says.

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But the message of “Boots” is that while Cameron Cope is forced to hide much of who he is as a Marine recruit, he only comes into his fully realized self through the hardships of boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., circa 1990.

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"We're looking for circa £20m from the government to underwrite it," Tomlinson said.

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Do we end up “merely” like Hungary or do we go all the way toward an “American Reich”? So far, after years of studying World War II, I fear that America’s trajectory feels more like Berlin circa 1933 than it does Budapest circa 2015.

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Imagine the shock, then, when I found myself grinning ear to ear during the final act of Aronofsky’s latest, “Caught Stealing,” a rollicking lark through New York City’s semi-gentrified Lower East Side circa 1998, based on Charlie Huston’s 2005 novel of the same name.

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