circ
noun
circ
1 American
[surk]
/ sɜrk /
noun
circ.
2
American
abbreviation
circ.
3
American
abbreviation
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circuit.
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circular.
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circulation.
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circumference.
Etymology
Origin of circ.
From the Latin word circā, circiter, circum
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The name means "Strong," and derives from one Tamim bin Murr of the race of Adnan, nat. circ.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Speaking of the way in which St. Odo yielded his consent to the Abp. of Canterbury, circ.
From Notes and Queries, Number 80, May 10, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
A castle on a narrow ledge of rock above the River Célé, built by the Bastard of Albert, circ.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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
Lhuyd says that it “was written about forty years since,” which dates it circ.
From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Jenner, Henry
Again, the woman of circ. 1449-1452 is not a younger sister of Jeanne, who in 1429 had no sister living, though one, Catherine, whom she dearly loved, was dead.
From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Lang, Andrew
The Histories of Tacitus were published circ. 106-107; cf.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
Charles Martel of France, ‘The Hammer’ circ. 689-741 A.D.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Music from J. Playford, 1650 circ., but may be older.
From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall)
The date of St. Cecilia is very uncertain; Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers, says that she died circ. 176-180 a.d., but another account places her martyrdom as late as the time of Diocletian.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
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