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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

/ ˈɜːə /

preposition

  1. (used with a date) at the approximate time of Abbreviationc.ca.

    circa 1182 bc.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of circa1

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin: “around, about,” akin to circus circus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of circa1

Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus
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Set in Seoul circa 2064, the one-act adventure centers on two retired Helperbots who set aside their solitude and head to Jeju Island; Oliver, optimistic by design, hopes to reunite with his former owner, and Claire, cynical from experience, wants to witness the fireflies’ glow before her own obsoletion.

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Owner Hal Steinbrenner — son of George Steinbreinner, author of the previous policy circa 1976 — announced Friday morning that the Yankees will allow “well-groomed beards moving forward.”

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It was building a seaside German town circa 1838.

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“My wife and I, when we first got together, we used to live downstairs in a little apartment here,” said Wiley, standing in the debris where his front door circa 1988 used to be.

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The most prized piece in the collection is “Statue of a Victorious Youth,” circa 300-100 BC, also known as “The Getty Bronze.”

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