What does : ca. 1828 mean? ca. before a date?

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Could you tell me what "ca. 1828" means? i.e. "ca." before a date?
What if it says "First half of 12th century (c.a. 1175)?". That seems to contradict itself...

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 16 '21 at 16:49

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It means circa, which means around in the sense of more or less or approximately.

edited Jun 16 '21 at 16:49

jimm101

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answered Feb 11 '14 at 19:38

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa – brandonjsmith Feb 11 '14 at 19:39
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circa – imy Apr 22 '23 at 10:58

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 11 '14 at 19:38

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ca. is an abbreviation from circa meaning around. So ca. 1828 means around 1828.

answered Feb 11 '14 at 19:38

Michael Brown

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What does : ca. 1828 mean? ca. before a date?

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