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

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.

From Salon

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.

From Salon

Los Angeles architect Douglas Hanson, who designed the 35-story Circa apartment complex next to Oceanwide Plaza, has an idea to shield people’s gaze from the graffitied towers and bring in some money.

From Los Angeles Times

“Sweetener,” the novel, is a fun romp through one version of lesbo-land circa 2025.

From Los Angeles Times

Per Vogue, there’s Hubert de Givenchy’s 1953 “salt white” dress embroidered with sliced tomatoes, Cynthia Rowley’s 1993 tomato-printed rayon dress and Judith Leiber’s tomato rhinestone minaudière circa 1994.

From Salon