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Synonyms for circa

  • preposition

All synonyms

Preposition

Definitions

  1. prep. 1

    Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating.

    Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
circarising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
about2
6 letters
around2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (about2 = 2 syllables).