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Is circa a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word circa is a Scrabble US word. The word circa is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is circa a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word circa is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3I1R1C3A1

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Yes. The word circa is a Words With Friends word. The word circa is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

CIRCA,CRAIC,

4-letter words (1 found)

CRIA,

3-letter words (5 found)

AIR,ARC,CAR,RAI,RIA,

2-letter words (2 found)

AI,AR,

You can make 10 words from circa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of circa

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Definitions and meaning of circa

circa

Alternative forms

  • ca., ca, or c.; rarely cca., cir. or circ. (abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːkə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə
  • Hyphenation: cir‧ca

Preposition

circa

  1. Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

Translations

See also

  • circum-

Anagrams

  • ARCIC, Ricca, craic

Czech

Alternative forms

  • cirka

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪrka]

Adverb

circa

  1. circa, approximately
    Synonym: cca

Further reading

  • circa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • circa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • ca.
  • c.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪr.kaː/
  • Hyphenation: cir‧ca

Preposition

circa

  1. circa: about, approximately

Adverb

circa

  1. circa: about, approximately
    Synonyms: grofweg, pakweg, omstreeks, ongeveer, plusminus, ruwweg, zo'n, pak hem beet

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siʁ.ka/

Preposition

circa

  1. approximately, about

German

Alternative forms

  • zirka

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪʁka]

Adverb

circa

  1. circa
    Synonyms: etwa, ungefähr

Further reading

  • “circa” in Duden online
  • “circa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “circa” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.ka/
  • Rhymes: -irka
  • Hyphenation: cìr‧ca

Preposition

circa

  1. regarding, concerning

Adverb

circa

  1. about, approximately

Anagrams

  • craci, ricca

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkir.kaː/, [ˈkɪrkäː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.ka/, [ˈt͡ʃirkä]

Etymology 1

A later form for circum, or from circum + eā.

The accusative is from the adverbial derivation.

Adverb

circā (not comparable)

  1. around; about
  2. on both sides

Preposition

circā (+ accusative)

  1. around; near; about
  2. regarding, concerning
Related terms
  • circātor
  • circus
Descendants
References
  • “circa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “circa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • circa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circa in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Online Latin dictionary, Olivetti

Etymology 2

Ultimately related to etymology 1. Sense 4 is only attested in the form cerca(s); see there for more.

Noun

circa f (genitive circae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. patrol, watch
  2. episcopal visit
  3. inquiry, inquest
  4. defensive enclosure, moat
References

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin circā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sir.ka/
  • Rhymes: -irka
  • Syllabification: cir‧ca

Particle

circa

  1. (literary) circa, nearly, almost (in close approximation)
    Synonyms: blisko, koło, mniej więcej, niespełna, niemal, około, prawie, w przybliżeniu
    Na świecie żyje circa 9 mld ludzi. ― There are circa 9 billion people in the world.

Further reading

  • circa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • circa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Adverb

circa

  1. approximately, about, or so
    Synonym: cam

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin circā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθiɾka/ [ˈθiɾ.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsiɾka/ [ˈsiɾ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -iɾka
  • Syllabification: cir‧ca

Preposition

circa

  1. circa

Further reading

  • “circa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org