Fin de siècle

Fin de siècle is French for "end of the century". The term "turn-of-the-century" is sometimes used as a synonym, but is more neutral (lacking some or most of the connotations described below), and can include the first years of a new century. The expression often occurs in English prose without the grave accent. When used as an adjective, the phrase is most properly turned into a hyphenated word: One speaks of a fin-de-siècle attitude.

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French - English - Grave accent

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