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adv., prep. [ L. ] Approximately; about; commonly abbreviated ca.; -- used especially before dates and numerical measures; as, he was born circa 1650; ca. 50 feet high.
Syn. -- ca. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ See Sircar. ] A district, or part of a province. See Sircar. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Circassia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Circaeus. ] Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Circensis, ludi Circenses, the games in the Circus Maximus. ] Of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, In Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pleasure of the Circensian shows. Holyday. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; a circle. ] (Bot.) Circinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make a circle around; to encompass. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. &unr_; a circle. ] (Bot.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]