fin de siècle

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See also: fin-de-siecle

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French fin de siècle (literally end of the century).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfæ̃ də ˈsjɛ.klə/, /ˌfæn də ˈsjɛ.klə/
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Adjective

fin de siècle (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence.