fin de siècle

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Definition of fin de siècle in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

fin-de-siecle

Alternative spelling of fin-de-siècle

fin de siecle

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

Hyphenation

Fin de siècle

Turkish pronunciation

fîn dı sikıl

Pronunciation

/ˈfən də ˈsēkəl/ /ˈfɪn də ˈsiːkəl/

Etymology

() fin de siècle (French): “end of the century”