circa

American

[sur-kuh] / ˈsɜr kə /

preposition

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

The Venerable Bede was born circa 673.

circa British

/ ˈsɜːkə /

preposition

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

circa 1182 bc.

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Etymology

Origin of circa

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

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