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Preposition(1) (often preceding a date) approximately.(2) approximately

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(1) This is the melee that is urban India, circa 2004.(2) My earliest Guernsey ancestor whose name I know was born circa 1780.(3) Like a lot of boys born in Ireland circa 1979 and 1980, my brother too bears a name that betrays his vintage.(4) You would be forgiven for thinking that you were in New England circa 1880.(5) This construction, despite often being called the Yorkshire Stonehenge, is a reproduction, circa 1820.(6) The room itself is decorated in the style of a particularly tasteless English living room, circa 1976.(7) This was, in fact, the widely perceived view prior to circa 1990.(8) Jakober's narrator, Paul, is a repressed Christian monk circa the First Crusade.(9) My maternal grandmother got her bachelor's degree in Home Economics there back circa 1934.(10) the church was built circa 1860(11) The ancient church dates to circa 1000 A.D. and is the oldest standing building in the parish of Aghamore.(12) built circa 1935(13) For some reason we were discussing Coronation Street, and I quoted my favourite line, circa 1966(14) This was a bag you'd take when setting off for London on a steamship circa 1955.(15) He discovered a settlement dating back to the early bronze age, circa 2000BC, in Warburton.(16) The can of Golden Circle Pineapple Chunks has the label design circa 1985.
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Synonyms
Preposition
1. approximately
2. around
3. about
4. roughly
5. something like
6. on the order of
7. or so
8. or thereabouts
9. more or less
10. in the region of
11. give or take
12. in the ballpark of


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

It's a warm summer evening,
circa 600 B.C.

It's a warm summer evening, CIRCA 600 B.C.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 10


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