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circa meaning in English

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circa adverb

around, all aroundadverb

near, in vicinity / companyadverb

on either sideadverb
[UK: ɒn ˈaɪ.ðə(r) saɪd] [US: ɑːn ˈiː.ðər ˈsaɪd]

round aboutadverb
[UK: ˈraʊnd ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd ə.ˈbaʊt]

circa preposition
ACC

about / near (space / time / numeral)preposition

around, on bounds ofpreposition

concerningpreposition
[UK: kən.ˈsɜːn.ɪŋ] [US: kən.ˈsɝːn.ɪŋ]

withpreposition
[UK: wɪð] [US: wɪθ]

circa, circum preposition

aroundpreposition
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

around(forming a circle or closed curve containing)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd]

circaea [circaeae] (1st) F
noun

plant [plants]noun
[UK: plɑːnt] [US: ˈplænt]

used as a charm L+Snoun

Vincetoxicum nigrum?noun

circaeon [circaei] noun
N

alternative name for mandragorasnoun

plant, mandrakenoun

circaeum [circaei] (2nd) N
noun

alternative name for mandragorasnoun

plant, mandrakenoun

circamoerium [circamoerii] (2nd) N
noun

Livy coined for pomoerium / open space round town wallnoun

open space round townnoun

circanea [circaneae] (1st) F
noun

bird [birds]noun
[UK: bɜːd] [US: ˈbɝːd]

named from its circular flightnoun

circo [circare, circavi, circatus] (1st) TRANS
verb

go about (L+S)verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈɡoʊ ə.ˈbaʊt]

traverse [traversed, traversing, traverses]verb
[UK: ˈtræ.vɜːs] [US: ˈtræ.vərs]

wander throughverb

circumcirca adverb

round about, on all sidesadverb

round about the bodyadverb

strengthened circumadverb

circumcirco [circumcircare, circumcircavi, circumcircatus] (1st)
verb

border [bordered, bordering, borders]verb
[UK: ˈbɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər]

circulate / wander throughverb

encircle, surroundverb

go / measure roundverb

skirt [skirted, skirting, skirts]verb
[UK: skɜːt] [US: ˈskɝːt]

quocirca conjunction

on account of whichconjunction

whereforeconjunction
[UK: ˈweə.fɔː(r)] [US: ˈweə.fɔːr]