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Adjective: fin-de-siècle  ,faÑ-du-see'e-kl(u)
  1. Relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)
    "The painting exhibited a fin-de-siècle decadence";
    - fin de siècle, fin-de-siecle
     
  2. Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
    "a fin-de-siècle life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility";
    - decadent, fin-de-siecle
Noun: fin de siècle  ,faÑ-du-see'e-kl(u)
  1. The end of a century, especially the 19th century
    "The fin de siècle period was characterized by a mood of decadence and world-weariness"

See also: finished, immoral

Type of: end, ending

Encyclopedia: Fin-de-siècle

Fin de siècle