Terms For Unknown Dates

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In a database of artworks when the date that the artwork was made it not exactly known the term circa (ca.), active, late, or early are placed in front of a date.  Would you call these terms 'date qualifiers'?

wallyk · Answer

Possibly date qualifiers is an appropriate name, though it seems a bit "off" in that the term does not immediately bring to mind what it is.

Some alternatives might be:

date specificity
date modifier
date adverb
date uncertainty
uncertain date phrase

Terms For Unknown Dates

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