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Roughly vs Circa - What's the difference?

roughly | circa |

As an adverb roughly

is in a rough manner.

As a preposition circa is

approximately, about.

roughly

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • In a rough manner.
  • Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
  • Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
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    • , volume=189, issue=26, page=27, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= A deadly disease could travel at jet speed around the world. How do we stop it in time? , passage=Of the roughly 400 emerging infectious diseases that have been identified since 1940, more than 60% are zoonotic: ie they came from animals. Throughout history this has been common.}}

    Synonyms

    * approximately, around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, circa

    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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