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Demonstration vs Circa - What's the difference?

demonstration | circa |

As a noun demonstration

is the act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.

As a preposition circa is

approximately, about.

demonstration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
  • An event at which something will be demonstrated.
  • I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
  • A public display of group opinion.
  • A show of military force.
  • A mathematical proof.
  • * , s.v. Thomas Hobbes:
  • He read the proposition. So he reads the demonstration of it, which referred him back to such a proposition,; which proposition he read.

    circa

    English

    (wikipedia circa)

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviations)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • approximately, about
  • Usage notes

    * Used only before a date or measure, never after

    Anagrams

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