Circa Meaning in English

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Definición

'Circa' is a formal or academic word used before dates to show that something happened around that year, not exactly. It means 'about' or 'approximately.'

Uso & Matices

'Circa' is mostly used in historical or academic contexts, before years (e.g., "circa 1800"). It is formal and rarely used in casual speech. Abbreviated as "c." in writing. Do not use before months or days.

• Spanish: aproximadamente - hacia (fechas históricas)
• Portuguese (BR): cerca de - aproximadamente (datas históricas)
• Portuguese (PT): cerca de - aproximadamente (datas históricas)
• Chinese (Simplified): 约 - 大约（指年份）
• Chinese (Traditional): 約 - 大約（指年份）
• Hindi: लगभग - के आसपास (तारीख़/ वर्ष)
• Arabic: حوالي - تقريباً (للتواريخ)
• Bengali: প্রায় - আনুমানিক (তারিখের আগে)
• Russian: около - приблизительно (для дат)
• Japanese: およそ - 約（年代の前に使う）
• Vietnamese: khoảng - vào khoảng (trước năm/thời điểm lịch sử)
• Korean: 약 - 대략 (연대 앞에서 사용)
• Turkish: yaklaşık - civarında (tarihler için)
• Urdu: تقریباً - لگ بھگ (تاریخ کے ساتھ)
• Indonesian: sekitar - kira-kira (untuk tahun)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The city was built circa 1200.

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The painting is from circa 1500.

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This document was written circa 1850.

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This map, created circa the late 17th century, shows the old city boundaries.

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Historians think the sculpture dates to circa 400 BCE.

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The house was restored to its original circa 1700 appearance.

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