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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century);
- Example: "fin de siecle art"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fin de siecle \Fin` de si[`e]"cle\ [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-si[`e]cle ideas. Note: As the twentieth century comes to a close, the meaning may change. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fin de siecle adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art"