📚 Circa, preposition.
🔉 /ˈsəːkə/ 🇬🇧
❓ Definition: (often preceding a date) approximately.
❗️ Examples:
1. The church was built circa 1860.
2. The ancient church dates to circa 1000 AD and is the oldest standing building in the parish of Aghamore.
3. He discovered a settlement dating back to the early bronze age, circa 2000 BC, in Warburton.
4. Mountmellick courthouse was built circa 1840 and served the town for close on a century and a half.
5. For some reason we were discussing Coronation Street, and I quoted my favourite line, circa 1966.
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