circa

[sur-kuh] /ˈsɜr kə/

preposition, adverb

about: (used especially in) approximate dates:

The Venerable Bede was born circa 673.

Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.

Origin

1860-65; < Latin: around, about, akin to circus circus

British Dictionary definitions for circa

/ˈsɜːkə/

preposition

(used with a date) at the approximate time of: circa 1182 bc. Abbreviation c., ca.

Word Origin

Latin: about; related to Latin circus circle, circus

Word Origin and History for circa

prep.

1856, from Latin circa "around, round about, near; in the region of; about the time of," alternative form of circum "round about" (see circum-).

circa in Medicine

circa (sûr'kə)
prep.
Abbr. ca
In approximately; about.