circa

Prep

• Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

Preposition

• Approximately; used especially with dates to mean "around."

Adverb

• Approximately; used especially with dates to indicate an estimation.

Examples

• He estimated his score would be circa 300, but a few bonus words put him over 400.
• He guessed the turn number was circa ten, estimating the game’s duration.
• Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC.

Related Words

circum-

Anagrams of circa