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relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)

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  1. adj. relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)
  2. n. the end of a century, especially the 19th century
  3. Lit., end of the century; -- mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the close of the 19th century; modern; "up-to-date;" as, fin-de-siècle ideas.
  4. Lit., end of the century; -- mostly used adjectively in Englishto signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the close of the 19thcentury; modern; "up-to-date;" as, fin-de-siècle ideas.