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circa

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:43 pm
by William Hupy
Look how and why circa and circumference and all of the other "circum" words are related.

Re: circa

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:00 pm
by Slava
At the Round Table, the knight who ate too much was named Sir Cumference. :lol:

As to circa itself, its meaning is quite the same as the English equivalent: on or about.

Re: circa

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:42 am
by Perry Lassiter
More general than equivalent or equal I should think. It means around or about or especially near something. Often abbreviated,if I'm weak on dates, I migh opine Columbus discovered America ca.1500.