Definition of fin de siecle Fin de siecle

We found 2 definitions of fin de siecle from 2 different sources.

What does fin de siecle mean?

Adjective
fin de siecle - relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art"
		finished brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"

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Fin de siècle means turn of the century in French. Most people mean the turn of the 20th century when they say it. This means the time around the year 1900.

Fin de siecle is sometimes used to mean the type of art, culture and way of behaving at the end of the nineteenth century