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'''Circa''' (often abbreviated '''c.''', '''ca.''', '''ca''' or '''cca.''' and sometimes [[italicized]] to show it is [[Latin]]) means "in approximately" (it literally means "around"), referring to a date. It is widely used in [[genealogy]] and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known. |
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'''[[Circa]]''' is the Latin word meaning "about" or "around". |
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When used in date ranges, a circa is applied before each approximate date, while dates without a circa immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty. |
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'''Circa''' or '''CIRCA''' may also refer to: |
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* [[Circa (company)]] (since 1999), "C1rca", skateboard footwear company |
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* [[Circa (band)]] (since 2006), made up of musicians associated with the band Yes |
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* [[Circa (circus)]], a Brisbane-based contemporary circus company |
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* [[Circa District]], Abancay province, Peru |
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* [[Elito V. Circa]] (born 1970), "amangpintor", Filipino folk painter |
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* Circa Notebook, brand name of a system of notebook [[disc-binding]] |
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* Circa Records, a record label subsidiary of [[Virgin Records]]{{fact|date=December 2008}} |
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* [http://www.circa.co.nz Circa Theatre], a theatre in [[Wellington, New Zealand]] |
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* [[Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army]], anti-militarist British action group of clowns in army uniforms |
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For example, an encyclopedia entry for [[Genghis Khan]] may begin with "Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227)", suggesting that he was born in or around the year 1162. The year of his death appears as a precise value, suggesting that there is definite evidence that this is when he died.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circa</ref> |
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[[es:Circa (desambiguación)]] |
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Other example, an encyclopedia entry for Craig Arnold (November 16, 1967 – c. April 27, 2009)", suggesting that he died in or around of April 27. |
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[[sk:Circa (rozlišovacia stránka)]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[Floruit]] |
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==References== |
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{{Chronology}} |
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[[Category:Genealogy]] |
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[[Category:Latin words and phrases]] |
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[[Category:Timekeeping]] |
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Revision as of 21:16, 17 December 2009
Circa (often abbreviated c., ca., ca or cca. and sometimes italicized to show it is Latin) means "in approximately" (it literally means "around"), referring to a date. It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known.
When used in date ranges, a circa is applied before each approximate date, while dates without a circa immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty.
For example, an encyclopedia entry for Genghis Khan may begin with "Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227)", suggesting that he was born in or around the year 1162. The year of his death appears as a precise value, suggesting that there is definite evidence that this is when he died.[1]
Other example, an encyclopedia entry for Craig Arnold (November 16, 1967 – c. April 27, 2009)", suggesting that he died in or around of April 27.
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