circa
/ˈsɜːkə/ preposition (written abbreviation c.) formalDefinition
› used before a date to show that something happened at about that time: Gainsborough's painting 'The Cottage Door' (circa 1780)
(Definition of circa preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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