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FIN-DE-SIECLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)
Example:
fin de siecle art
Synonyms:
fin-de-siecle; fin de siecle
Classified under:
Similar:
finished (ended or brought to an end)
Domain usage:
French (the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Example:
a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
Synonyms:
decadent; fin-de-siecle
Classified under:
Similar:
immoral (deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong)
Domain usage:
French (the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)
