D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

circa

/(sẽr"kȧ)/ · cir·ca · IPA /ˈsɝkə/
01 adv. Approximately; about; commonly abbreviated ca.; -- used especially before dates and numerical measures; as, he was born circa 1650; ca. 50 …
  1. 1.
    Approximately; about; commonly abbreviated ca.; -- used especially before dates and numerical measures; as, he was born circa 1650; ca. 50 feet high. Also: ca.
Syn. ca.