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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The end of the century: used attributively of anything that exhibits certain characteristics supposed to mark the closing years of the nineteenth century, regarded as a period of emancipation from the traditional social and moral order.
- The end of the century: used attributively of anything that exhibits certain characteristics supposed to mark the closing years of the nineteenth century, regarded as a period of emancipation from the traditional social and moral order.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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;” .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)
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baj commented on the word fin de siecle
Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually ascribed to the literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence
October 7, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word fin de siecle
Bicycle enthusiast.
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word fin de siecle
LOL
January 2, 2009
reesetee commented on the word fin de siecle
Are these anything like pop siecles?
January 5, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word fin de siecle
with fins in them?
Eew.
January 6, 2009
thtownse commented on the word fin de siecle
I know a fiddle tune from Missouri called the "Findy Sickle Two-Step". I am guessing the title refers to 1899 and not 1999.
October 18, 2010