Circa

:See Circa (skateboarding) for the skateboarding industry brand name.

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The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. The word is often abbreviated as c., ca., or cca.

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For example, one could say that Pearl Harbor was attacked ca. 1941, if the year were uncertain. The further back in time a given date is, the broader the time period which circa encompasses:

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• Within the last hundred years, circa should be accurate to within five years (e.g., 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955);
• Within the last five hundred years, circa should be accurate to within ten years (e.g., 1720, 1730, 1740, 1750);
• Within the last thousand years, circa should be accurate to within twenty-five years (e.g., 1250, 1275, 1300, 1325
• Within the last two thousand years, circa should be accurate to within fifty years (e.g., 150s, 200s, 250s, 300s);
• Within the span of recorded human history, circa should be accurate to within one hundred to two hundred years.

Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

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Circa related Images and Photos (experimental)

Circa	Democritus (circa 460-circa 370 BC) 1692	St. Genevieve (D.circa 500) circa 1479	Mazes circa 1900
Pieta circa 1400	Danae circa 1570	Flora circa 1520	Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise CD
Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise CD	Karnak circa 1866	Apples circa 1892	Vanitas circa 1634