Circa

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Preposition 1.2.1 Usage note 2 German 2.1 Preposition 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adverb 3.3 Related terms 4 Latin 4.1 Preposition

English

Etymology

Latin circum, around

Preposition

circa

1. Approximately, about. Abbreviation: ca. or ca

   Julius Caesar visited this area ca. 50 BC

Usage note

• Used only before dates.

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German

Preposition

circa

1. Approximately, about. Abbreviation: ca., alternate spelling zirka

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Italian

Etymology

Latin

Adverb

circa

1. about

Related terms

• cercare
• incirca

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Latin

Preposition

circa

1. about