circa

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Summary

circa is a sourcing circumstance[1]. circa draws 3,017 Wikipedia views per month (sourcing_circumstance category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • circa's instance of is recorded as sourcing circumstance[3].
  • circa's said to be the same as is recorded as approximately[4].
  • circa's Commons gallery is recorded as Circa[5].
  • circa's facet of is recorded as calendar date[6].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ca.[7].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ca.[8].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ĉ.[9].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ok.[10].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ca.[11].
  • circa's short name is recorded as a.[12].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ok.[13].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ~[14].
  • circa's short name is recorded as 約[15].
  • circa's short name is recorded as um[16].
  • circa's short name is recorded as c.[17].
  • circa's short name is recorded as 约[18].
  • circa's short name is recorded as ca.[19].
  • circa's different from is recorded as near[20].
  • circa's different from is recorded as approximately[21].
  • circa's different from is recorded as presumably[22].
  • circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as approximative date – should be used with qualifier P1480 to indicate the source specified a value and explicitly stated that value is approximate, but specify no precision information. For example, "born around 1709"[23].
  • circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as ungefähr – sollte mit Qualifikator P1480 "Nachweisumstände" verwendet werden, um auszudrücken, dass die Quelle eine Angabe als ungefähr bezeichnet, aber ohne die Präzision anzugeben. Zum Beispiel "geboren um 1709"[24].
  • circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as se usa cuando una fuente explícitamente indica que el valor proporcionado es aproximado o carece de precisión; úsese exclusivamente con fechas[25].
  • circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as この頃 — 参照の指定する値が近似値である際、それを明示的に示すために、修飾子「情報の精度 (P1480)」とともに使用する必要がありますが、精度情報は指定しません。例:「1709年頃生まれ」[26].
  • circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as omtrentlig dato – skal brukes med kvalifikator P1480 (kildekvalitet) for å indikere kilden spesifiserte en verdi og oppgav eksplisitt at verdien er omtrentlig, men spesifiser ingen presisjonsinformasjon. For eksempel «født rundt 1709»[27].

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Definition and Type

circa's instance of is recorded as sourcing circumstance[3].

Why It Matters

circa draws 3,017 Wikipedia views per month (sourcing_circumstance category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] circa has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] circa is known by 145 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Laddo · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → sourcing circumstance
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Instance of: sourcing circumstance, Copying from hypothetically"
  2. 9w ago · Дамінік · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → sourcing circumstance
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: sourcing circumstance"
  3. 13w ago · O Breixo · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → ca., ca., ĉ. +10
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Short name: ca."
  4. 22w ago · Kylespaski · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → approximative date
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → sourcing circumstance
    Facet of → calendar date
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||es, pt */"
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