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- [sur-kuh]
- /ˈsɜr kə/
- /ˈsɜː.kə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sur-kuh]
- /ˈsɜr kə/
Definitions of circa word
- preposition circa Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made. 3
- preposition circa (used with a date) at the approximate time of 3
- preposition circa about 3
- noun circa (often preceding a date) approximately. 1
- preposition circa date: about 1
- preposition circa approximately, about. 0
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Origin of circa
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Latin: around, about, akin to circus circus
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Parts of speech for Circa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
circa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
circa usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for circa
prep circa
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- roughly — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
adverb circa
- well-nigh — very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- in essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
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