See circa on Wiktionary
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},
{
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"word": "დაახლოებით"
},
{
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},
{
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"feminine",
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡serka/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃ-/"
}
],
"word": "circa"
}
{
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"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "la",
"3": "circā"
},
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"name": "ubor"
}
],
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{
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"2": "particle"
},
"expansion": "circa",
"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"cir‧ca"
],
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"pos": "particle",
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{
"categories": [
"Pages with 10 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Polish 2-syllable words",
"Polish entries with incorrect language header",
"Polish lemmas",
"Polish literary terms",
"Polish particles",
"Polish terms borrowed from Latin",
"Polish terms derived from Latin",
"Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
"Polish terms with usage examples",
"Polish unadapted borrowings from Latin",
"Rhymes:Polish/irka",
"Rhymes:Polish/irka/2 syllables"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "There are circa 9 billion people in the world.",
"text": "Na świecie żyje circa 9 mld ludzi.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"circa, nearly, almost (in close approximation)"
],
"links": [
[
"circa",
"circa#English"
],
[
"nearly",
"nearly"
],
[
"almost",
"almost"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(literary) circa, nearly, almost (in close approximation)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "blisko"
},
{
"word": "koło"
},
{
"word": "mniej więcej"
},
{
"word": "niespełna"
},
{
"word": "niemal"
},
{
"word": "około"
},
{
"word": "prawie"
},
{
"word": "w przybliżeniu"
}
],
"tags": [
"literary"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡sir.ka/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-irka"
}
],
"word": "circa"
}
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "la",
"3": "circa"
},
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"name": "bor+"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "adverb",
"head": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
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}
],
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"pos": "adv",
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{
"categories": [
"Pages with 10 entries",
"Pages with entries",
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"Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
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"Romanian terms borrowed from Latin",
"Romanian terms derived from Latin"
],
"glosses": [
"approximately, about, or so"
],
"links": [
[
"approximately",
"approximately"
],
[
"about",
"about"
],
[
"or so",
"or so"
]
],
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{
"word": "cam"
}
]
}
],
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}
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{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "la",
"3": "circā"
},
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"name": "uder"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "preposition"
},
"expansion": "circa",
"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"cir‧ca"
],
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"pos": "prep",
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{
"categories": [
"Pages with 10 entries",
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"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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],
"glosses": [
"circa"
],
"links": [
[
"circa",
"circa#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈθiɾka/",
"tags": [
"Spain"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈθiɾ.ka]",
"tags": [
"Spain"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsiɾka/",
"tags": [
"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsiɾ.ka]",
"tags": [
"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iɾka"
}
],
"word": "circa"
}
Download raw JSONL data for circa meaning in All languages combined (29.5kB)
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"subsection": "preposition",
"title": "circa",
"trace": ""
}
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"circa"
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