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- adjective Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually ascribed to the literary and artistic climate of
modernism ,world-weariness , andself-indulgence .
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fin de siècle (French): “end of the century”
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(French) "End of the century." Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually ascribed to the literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence. (Wiktionary)
June 4, 2008