fin de siècle

== English == === Alternative forms === fin-de-siècle, fin de siecle === Etymology === Borrowed from French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfæn də siˈɛklə/, /-siˈɛkəl/, /-ˈsjɛklə/, /-ˈsjɛkəl/ === Adjective === fin de siècle (not comparable) Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence. (by extension) Pertaining to the close of the 20th (or any other) century. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fin de siècle (plural fins de siècle) The closing era of any century; (loosely) the end of any era. === See also === turn of the century === Further reading === fin de siècle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French fin-de-siècle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɛ̃ de ˈsjɛkl] Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually] === Noun === fin de siècle m inan (art, historical, literature) fin de siècle (literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === fin de siècle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fin de siècle in Polish dictionaries at PWN