circa
preposition
cir·ca
ˈsər-kə 
: at approximately, in approximately, or of approximately
—used especially with dates
born circa 1600
Examples of circa in a Sentence
He was born circa 1600.
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American pestilence popped up periodically afterward, at least since the Barbary Plague was hushed up in Gilded Age San Francisco for fear of ruining the booming local produce industry, circa 1900.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2020
Sunjammer writes progressive, entrancing music influenced by psychedelic rock circa 1965.
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In an all-girls boarding school in Ghana circa 1986, several students are preparing to audition for a regional beauty pageant.
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The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2020
Sunjammer writes progressive, entrancing music influenced by psychedelic rock circa 1965.
—Chris Conde, ExpressNews.com, 22 Apr. 2020
In an all-girls boarding school in Ghana circa 1986, several students are preparing to audition for a regional beauty pageant.
—Shane Harrison, ajc, 5 Mar. 2020
The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry.
—Mark P. Mills, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020
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circa
preposition
cir·ca
ˈsər-kə
ˈki(ə)r-ˌkä
: in about
born circa 1600
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