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fin-de-siècle

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fin de siè⋅cle

[fan duh sye-kluh ]
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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fin-de-siè·cle   (fāɴ'də-sē-ěk'lə)   
adj.  Of or characteristic of the last part of the 19th century, especially with reference to its artistic climate of effete sophistication.

[French : fin, end + de, of + siècle, century.]
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