Circa
Translation- Circa
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For other uses, see Circa (disambiguation)."Ca." and "Cca." redirect here. For other uses, see Ca. (disambiguation) and Cca. (disambiguation).
Circa (from Latin, meaning "around"), usually abbreviated c. or ca. (also circ. or cca.), means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date.[1] Circa is widely used in genealogy and historical writing when the dates of events are not precisely known.
When used in date ranges, the term "circa" is applied before each approximate date, while dates without "circa" immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty.
Examples:
- 1732–1799, both the years shown and the date range are precisely known
- c. 1732–1799, only the second year shown is certain, the first year is approximately known
- 1732 – c. 1799, in this case the first year is certain, and the second year is approximate
- c. 1732 – c. 1799, both the years shown and the date range are approximately known
See also
References
- ^ "circa – Definition and more from the free Merriam-Webster dictionary". dictionary.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/circa. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
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circa — 1. avv около, приблизительно circa mille lire, in circa mille lire около тысячи лир 2. prep: circa (a) … что касается, относительно (+ G) circa quell affare … что касается того дела … … Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь
circa — 1> книж. примерно, около (особ в датах) Ex: book published circa 1808 книга, изданная примерно в 1808 году Ex: Mohammed was born circa 570 A. D. Магомет родился около 570 года н. э … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
circa — lat. prep. приблизительно, около (abbr. c.) died circa/c. 1183 умерпримерно в 1183 г … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Circa: — Circa: Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) AOR, (Progressive) Rock Gründung 2006 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
Circa — (lat., »um, herum«, meist abgekürzt ca., zirka), ungefähr, etwa, gegen (bei Zahlenangaben) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Circaß — (Circassienne), s. Zirkaß … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Circa — (lat.), abgekürzt ca., ungefähr, gegen, etwa … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
circa — Alrededor de, como en el caso de una fecha o un número. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Circa — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Circa (homonymie). Le mot latin circa, signifiant littéralement environ, est souvent utilisé pour décrire diverses dates (souvent dates de naissance et dates de décès) qui sont incertaines. Le mot est souvent… … Wikipédia en Français
