circa
/ˈsɜːkə/preposition
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लगभग (तिथि के साथ)
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used with dates to mean 'about' (abbreviation c. or ca.)
लगभग (तिथि के साथ)
- The temple was built circa 1200 AD.
- The coin was minted circa 1500, according to the museum label.
- The manuscript dates from circa 1650.
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- The poem was written circa 1820.
- Circa 300 BC, the city was at the height of its power.
Synonyms about around approximately roughly
?Which word?
Keep apart BC (before Christ) or BCE (before the common era) and AD (Anno Domini, in the year of the Lord) or CE (common era); AD is written before the year ('AD 1526') and BC after ('300 BC').
BC (ईसा पूर्व) या BCE (सामान्य युग से पूर्व) और AD (Anno Domini, ईसवी) या CE (सामान्य युग) को अलग रखिए; AD वर्ष से पहले लिखा जाता है ('AD 1526') और BC बाद में ('300 BC')।
Keep the about words together: circa (with dates), approximately, roughly, around, some ('some 500 people').
लगभग के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: circa (तिथियों के साथ), approximately, roughly, around, some ('some 500 people')।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: circa is used before dates in history writing, often shortened to 'c' or 'ca' (as in 'c 1500').
प्रयोग में circa इतिहास-लेखन में तिथियों से पहले आता है, प्रायः c. ('c. 1500') या ca. के रूप में।