how to pronounce circa

/ˈsɝkə/

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circa is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of circa in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… impersonation of micro circa late 90s …”

meanings of circa

preposition:

Approximately, about, around.

circa frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word circa occurs in english on average 4.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics circa can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that circa can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;