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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- History (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circa
1, record 1, English, circa
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ca. 2, record 1, English, ca%2E
correct
- c. 3, record 1, English, c%2E
correct
- ca 4, record 1, English, ca
correct
- c 4, record 1, English, c
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
About, around. 5, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early placer miners (ca. 1902) followed the lower bedrock surface ... 6, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Boliden auriferous massive sulphide deposit occurs in the circa 1.8 Ga greenstone belt of the Skellefte district in Sweden. 6, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
often used with numerals (circa 1740). 5, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
used with dates when the exact date is unknown. 7, record 1, English, - circa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vers
1, record 1, French, vers
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- v. 2, record 1, French, v%2E
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- environ 3, record 1, French, environ
correct
- env. 4, record 1, French, env%2E
correct
- env. 4, record 1, French, env%2E
- circa 5, record 1, French, circa
avoid, anglicism, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
circa : Préposition latine signifiant autour de, aux environs de, vers, qui sert à indiquer une date approximative. [P. ex. : vers] 250-220 av. J.-C. 6, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premiers mineurs qui ont exploité ce placer (vers 1902) ont suivi la surface inférieure du dépôt le long du substratum rocheux [...] 7, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gisement de sulfures massifs aurifères de Boliden se trouve dans la ceinture de roches vertes du district de Skellefte en Suède remontant à environ 1,8 Ga. 7, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vers, v. : terme et abréviation utilisés à la Section de traduction des Musées. 8, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Le préfixe] «circa-», du latin «circa», autour de, entre dans la composition de quelques mots. [P. ex. :] circalittoral [...] circalunaire [...] circannuel [...] 9, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
circa : Anglicisme au sens de «environ» qui s'abrège «env.» 10, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
environ; vers : Choisir l'un ou l'autre des termes selon le contexte, le premier équivalent au sens de l'anglais «about» et le second au sens de «around». 11, record 1, French, - vers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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