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The Latin-derived word circa is used
with approximate dates to mean “in about.” Formerly, it was conventional
to italicize it in text, but these days italics are not necessary.
• Beowulf was written
circa A.D. 1000.
It is frequently used in its abbreviated forms, c.
or ca., especially in scholarly texts.
• The works of William Shakespeare (c.
1564–1616) plague many a confused high-school student.
• Susie Q. lost her virginity ca. 1985,
in a sunny college dorm.
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