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fin de siècle
CIDE DICTIONARY
fin de siècle, [F.].
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.
"As the twentieth century comes to a close, the meaning may change." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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