| 1. | about : circ. 1800. Origin: < L circā, circiter, circum  |
| 2. | circuit. |
| 3. | circular. |
| 4. | circulation. |
| 5. | circumference. |
[sur-kuh] 
| about: (used esp. in) approximate dates: The Venerable Bede was born circa 673. Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ. |
| circ. abbr.
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| cir·cum·fer·ence (sər-kŭm'fər-əns) n.
[Middle English, from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circumferēns, circumferent-, present participle of circumferre, to carry around : circum-, circum- + ferre, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] cir·cum'fer·en'tial (-fə-rěn'shəl) adj. Synonyms: These nouns refer to a line around a closed figure or area: the circumference of the earth; followed the circuit around the park; stayed within the compass of the schoolyard; the perimeter of a rectangle; a fence around the periphery of the property. |
circa (sûr'kə)
prep.
Abbr. ca
In approximately; about.
circ.
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