Fin de siecle

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Fin` de sie´cle

Lit., end of the century; - mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the close of the 19th century. At that time the phrase was also intended to imply "modern" or "up-to-date;" as, fin-de-siècle ideas.

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Adj.

fin de siecle - relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art"

French - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"

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