circa

Summary

circa is a sourcing circumstance^[1]. circa draws 13 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 {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'ca.'}^[7].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'ca.'}^[8].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'ĉ.'}^[9].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ok.'}^[10].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ca.'}^[11].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'kw', 'text': 'a.'}^[12].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'ok.'}^[13].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': '~'}^[14].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '約'}^[15].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'um'}^[16].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'c.'}^[17].
• circa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '约'}^[18].
• circa's different from is recorded as near^[19].
• circa's different from is recorded as approximately^[20].
• circa's different from is recorded as presumably^[21].
• circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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"'}^[22].
• circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': '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"'}^[23].
• circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'se usa cuando una fuente explícitamente indica que el valor proporcionado es aproximado o carece de precisión; úsese exclusivamente con fechas'}^[24].
• circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '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」'}^[25].
• circa's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': '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»'}^[26].

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Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

circa draws 13 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.^[27] circa is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]