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 : Or use an en dash: (unspaced) {{xt|raids of 30{{ndash}}31{{nbsp}}May 1942}};{{nbsp}} (spaced) {{xt|raids of 31{{nbsp}}May{{snd}}1{{nbsp}}June 1942}}.
-====Uncertain, incomplete, or approximate dates==== <!--This section/anchor linked to from MOS:DATERANGE.-->
+====Uncertain, incomplete, or approximate dates====
-{{shortcut|MOS:APPROXDATE|MOS:CIRCA}}
-* To indicate "around", "approximately", or "about", the use of the spaced, unitalicised form {{xt|c.{{nbsp}}1291}} (or the {{tlx|circa}} template) is preferred over {{!xt|circa}}, {{!xt|ca}}, {{!xt|ca.}}, {{!xt|approximately}}, or {{!xt|approx.}}:
+* To indicate "around", "approximately", or "about", the use of the spaced, unitalicised form {{xt|c.{{nbsp}}1291}} is preferred over {{!xt|circa}}, {{!xt|ca}}, {{!xt|ca.}}, {{!xt|approximately}}, or {{!xt|approx.}}:
 :&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|At the birth of Roger Bacon (c. 1214){{nbsp}}...}}
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''John Sayer''' ({{circa}} 1750{{snd}}2{{nbsp}}October 1818){{nbsp}}...}}
+* Where both endpoints of a range are approximate, c. should appear before each date:
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|the Igehalkid dynasty of Elam, {{circa|1400{{nbsp}}BC}}{{nbsp}}...}}
+:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Dionysius Exiguus''' (c. 470{{snd}}c. 540){{nbsp}}...}} (not {{!xt|'''Dionysius Exiguus''' (c. 470{{snd}}540){{nbsp}}...}})
-* Where both endpoints of a range are approximate, c. should appear before each date (the two-argument form of {{tlx|circa}} does this):
+:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Rameses III''' (reigned c. 1180 &ndash; c. 1150{{nbsp}}BCE){{nbsp}}...}} (not {{!xt|'''Rameses III''' (reigned c. 1180{{snd}}1150{{nbsp}}BCE){{nbsp}}...}})
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Dionysius Exiguus''' ({{circa}} 470{{snd}}{{circa}} 540){{nbsp}}...}} (not {{!xt|'''Dionysius Exiguus''' ({{circa}} 470{{snd}}540){{nbsp}}...}})
+* When a date is known to be either of two years (e.g. from a [[Wikipedia:Regnal years of English monarchs|regnal]] or [[Wikipedia:Hijri year|AH]] year conversion, or a known age at death):
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Rameses III''' (reigned {{circa|1180|1150{{nbsp}}BCE}}){{nbsp}}...}} (not {{!xt|'''Rameses III''' (reigned {{circa}} 1180{{snd}}1150{{nbsp}}BCE){{nbsp}}...}})
-* Where birth/death limits have been inferred from known dates of activity:
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Offa of Mercia''' (before 734{{snd}}26{{nbsp}}July 796){{nbsp}}...}}
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Robert Menli Lyon''' (1789{{snd}}after 1863){{nbsp}}...}}
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce''' (June 24, 1842{{snd}}after December 26, 1913){{nbsp}}...}}<!-- Relationship between "before/after" and "fl." needs to be clarified. -->
-* When a person is known to have been active ("flourishing") during certain years, {{xt|fl.}}, <code><nowiki>[[Floruit|fl.]]</nowiki></code>, or {{tlx|fl.}} may be used:
-:&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Jacobus Flori''' ([[floruit|fl.]] 1571–1588) ...}}
-: The linked forms should not be used on disambiguation pages, and "active" followed by the range is a better alternative for occupations not relating to the composition of works, whether it be musical, grammatical, historical, or any other such work.
-* When a date is known to be either of two years (e.g. from a [[Regnal years of English monarchs|regnal]] or [[Hijri year|AH]] year conversion, or a known age at death):
 : &nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; {{xt|'''Anne Smith''' (born 1912 or 1913; died 2013){{nbsp}}...}}
 * Other forms of uncertainty should be expressed in words, either in article text or in a footnote: {{xt|April{{nbsp}}14, 1224 (unattested date)}}. Do not use a question mark ({{!xt|1291?}}), because it fails to communicate the nature of the uncertainty.
-* Ranges in which {{xt|c.}}, {{xt|after}}, {{xt|fl.}} or similar forms appear{{mdashb}}whether on one or both sides{{mdashb}}employ a ''spaced'' endash (<code><nowiki>{{snd}}</nowiki></code>) and ideally a nonbreaking space should follow very short modifiers such as {{xt|c.}} and {{xt|fl.}}. ''Markup:'' {{nobr|<code><nowiki>1896{{snd}}after 1954</nowiki></code>}}, {{nobr|<code><nowiki>{{c.}}{{nbsp}}470{{snd}}{{c.}}{{nbsp}}540</nowiki></code>}}, {{nobr|<code><nowiki>{{c.|470|540}}</nowiki></code>}}
+* Ranges in which {{xt|c.}}, {{xt|after}}, {{xt|fl.}} or similar forms appear&mdash;whether on one or both sides&mdash;employ a ''spaced'' endash (<code><nowiki>{{snd}}</nowiki></code>) and ideally a nonbreaking space should follow very short modifiers such as {{xt|c.}} and {{xt|fl.}}. ''Markup:'' <code><nowiki>1896{{snd}}after 1954</nowiki></code>
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