circa
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circa¹
- /ˈsɜː.kə/ UK
- /ˈsɜɹ.kə/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)kə
preposition
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Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating.
Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC.
Similar: around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating
Circa²
proper noun Circas
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vers, worms, roughly, toward, verse, about, around, near, approximately, towards, into, bom, nearly, close to, bordering on, thereabouts
Translations
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prep approximately, about, around
| Español | cerca de, circa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | […]경, 대략 daeryak |
| 日本語 | 約… yaku, 大体… daitai, …位 kurai; gurai, …頃 goro, およそ… oyoso |
| 中文 | 大約 /大约 dàyuē |
| हिन्दी | लगभग lagbhag, उमूमन umūman, तक़रीबन taqrīban |
| Português | cerca de, aproximadamente |
| Français | environ, vers |
| Deutsch | ungefähr, etwa, um, circa, zirka |
| Italiano | circa |
| Ελληνικά | περίπου perípou, περ. per. |
| Русский | приблизи́тельно priblizítelʹno, приме́рно primérno, о́коло ókolo |
| Tiếng Việt | khoảng |
| العربية | حَوَالِي ḥawālī |
| עברית | בקירוב be'qiruv, בסביבות be'svivot |
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title = {circa},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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