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French.
1.
the end of the 19th century.
2.
Sometimes, fin-de-siècle. of, pertaining to, or characterized by concepts of art, society, etc., associated with the end of the 19th century.
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| Main Entry: | fin de siecle |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to the end of the 19th century, esp. its fashions, art, literature |
| Etymology: | French 'end of the century' |
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fin de siecle
1890, from Fr. fin de siècle "end of century," phrase used as an adj. At the time it meant "modern;" now it means "from the 1890s." "App. first in title of a comedy, Paris fin de siècle, produced at the Gymnase, Feb. 1890" [Weekley].
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