Fin de siècle

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"Fin de siècle" (French: [fɛ̃ d(ə) sjɛkl] ) is a French term meaning 'end of century', a phrase which typically encompasses both the meaning of the similar English idiom turn of the century and also makes reference to the closing of one era and onset of another.

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