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Meaning of "circa" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CIRCA

Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCA

circa  [ˈsɜːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circa is a preposition.
The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES CIRCA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Circa

Circa, usually abbreviated c., ca or ca., means "approximately" in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Serbian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish, usually referring to a date. Circa is widely used in genealogy and historical writing when the dates of events are not precisely known. When used in date ranges, the term "circa" is applied before each approximate date, while dates without "circa" immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty. Examples: ▪ 1732–1799, both the years shown and the date range are precisely known ▪ c. 1732–1799, only the second year shown is certain, the first year is approximately known ▪ 1732 – c. 1799, in this case the first year is certain, and the second year is approximate ▪ c. 1732 – c. 1799, both the years shown and the date range are approximately known...

Definition of circa in the English dictionary

The definition of circa in the dictionary is at the approximate time of.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCA


berserker
bəˈzɜːkə
burka
ˈbɜːkə
burqa
ˈbɜːkə
care-worker
ˈkɛəwɜːkə
dock-worker
ˈdɒkˌwɜːkə
jerker
ˈdʒɜːkə
lurker
ˈlɜːkə
mazurka
məˈzɜːkə
networker
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkə
steelworker
ˈstiːlwɜːkə
tear-jerker
ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə
woodworker
ˈwʊdˌwɜːkə
worker
ˈwɜːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCA

circ.
circadian
circar
Circassia
Circassian
Circassic
Circe
Circean
circensial
circensian
circinate
circinately
Circini
Circinus
circiter
circle
circle time
circler
circlet
circlip

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCA

anasarca
Barca
furca
Hamilcar Barca
Lorca
Majorca
Mallorca
Menorca
Merca
Minorca
orca
Palma de Mallorca
Parca

Synonyms and antonyms of circa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CIRCA»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «circa» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of circa

Translation of «circa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCA

Find out the translation of circa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大约
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia
570 millions of speakers

English

circa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लगभग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حوالي عام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

около
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por volta de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

environ
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kira-kira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

circa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

~頃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏறத்தாழ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जवळपास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolaylarında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

близько
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

circa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

circa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

circa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

circa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCA»

The term «circa» is very widely used and occupies the 7.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «circa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «circa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circa

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2 QUOTES WITH «CIRCA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word circa.
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Heavy D
The hardest thing for an artist to do is to let go. I don't wanna be the dude - if you come to my house, there are no pictures circa '86 in my house.
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Kirsten Prout
I like sundresses with cowboy boots, little shorts with big wedge heels and a big piece of turquoise. I also love classic, Old Hollywood romantic styles. I'm 'country girl meets city girl' circa 1930.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCA»

Discover the use of circa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Circa
The author bribed me with a raspberry pie!"--Bernadette Mayer. Hannah Zeavin is from Brooklyn, New York, and lives in New Haven, Connecticut, where she studies at Yale University. This is her first book.
Hannah Zeavin, 2009
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Vakataka - Gupta Age Circa 200-550 A.D.
Between the 12th and the 16th century regional styles emerged. Medieval texts have been discovered in all parts. One amongst these is the Srihastamuktavali belonging to the eastern tradition.
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Anant Sadashiv Altekar, 1967
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Paul Strand, Circa 1916
Published to accompany an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from February 1998, this is a study of the achievements of the early career of the American photographer, Paul Strand (1890-1976).
Maria Morris Hambourg, 1998
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Mapping the Moving Image: Gesture, Thought and Cinema Circa 1900
The book also charts from a fresh perspective how the new gestural dynamics and visuality of the moving image fed into our thinking of time, memory and the unconscious.
Pasi Väliaho, 2010
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Circa 2000: Lesbian Fiction at the Millennium
Renowned authors and editors Terry Wolverton and Robert Drake have brought together the gifted voices of Dorothy Allison, Rebecca Brown, Emma Donoghue, Achy Obejas, Gerry Gomez Pearlberg and Sarah Schulman plus those of a host of talented ...
Robert Drake, Terry Wolverton, 2000
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The Joy of Life: The Idyllic in French Art, Circa 1900
Czanne and the End of Impressionism
Margaret Werth, 2002
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Strange Beauty: Issues in the Making and Meaning of ...
"A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art.
Cynthia Jean Hahn, 2012
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Circa 1492: proceedings of the Jerusalem ...
This book only purports to scrape the tip of the iceberg of new investigations of circa 1492, but if it encourages further excavation in a similar spirit, then its aims have been fulfilled
Isaac Benabu, 1992
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Circa Fifties Glass from Europe & America
Here is the Italian and Scandinavian designer art glass usually referred to as "Fifties glass," plus a more popular modern glassware produced in factories, especially in the United States and Italy.
Leslie A. Piña, 1997
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De imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra. Vol. 1
Hugo Grotius Harm-Jan van Dam. CAPUT III Quousque conveniant sacra et profana quoad ius imperandi SUMMARIUM 1 . Actiones interims humano imperio non subiacere nisi concomitanter cum externis. 2. Actionum partitio in eas quae ...
Hugo Grotius, Harm-Jan van Dam, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term circa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deconstructed: Rolex Milgauss, Ref. 1019, circa 1980
The Rolex name has become synonymous with functionality, remarkable durability, and excellent designs, which explains the brand's ... «Christie's, Jul 15»
2
Library Foundation Lecture will Examine Tolland History, circa 1865
Mark Depathy, a Tolland resident who is a local expert on the Civil War, will discuss town residents who participated in the war, on July 15 from ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
3
Rossmann: The Auburn Theological Seminary faculty, circa 1917
The 12 men in the accompanying photo are the faculty of the Auburn Theological Seminary during 1914-1917. These were significant years for ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Pottstown celebrates Independence Day -- Circa 1910
Pottstown celebrates Independence Day — Circa 1910. Photo Courtesy of the Pottstown Historical Society The 4th of July parade at the 200 ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»
5
Confirmed stupid: A patent on firewalls, circa 2000
Last month, the EFF faced down a lawsuit claiming that one of its "Stupid Patent of the Month" blog posts illegally defamed the inventor, a patent ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
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Circa's biggest crime was ...
Sadly, Circa never caught fire. They did have a small, loyal following. Which is really what the first two years of a startup is about: you grab ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
7
Pre-Civil War baseball card, circa 1860, will be auctioned
NEW YORK — For decades, a circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics team baseball card was tucked away, first inside a secret drawer of a bedroom set ... «McDuffie Mirror, Jun 15»
8
Michael Jordan, Circa 1999, Was No One To Mess With, As One Bull …
Exhibit A: This 1999 video of Jordan doing exactly what you'd expect — dominating and embarrassing everyone in his path. Between Jordan's ... «NESN.com, Jun 15»
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Win Tickets to see Boeing, Boeing at Circa '21
BOEING, BOEING takes the stage at Circa '21 with previews from 7/29/2015 – 7/30/2015 and the show running from 7/31/2015 – 9/19/2015. «WQAD.com, Jun 15»
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The IRS' monster computer, circa 1970
The following script is of "The Martinsburg Monster," which aired on March 31, 1970. Harry Reasoner is the correspondent. All the rest of the ... «CBS News, Jun 15»

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