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Front Fin de siècle (noun phrase)
Back End of the century.

The phrase fin de siècle can be applied to the end of any century, but it is more commonly used to describe the end of the 19th century, particularly its culture of sophisticated despair and ennui. Here’s an example in which the word applies to that period: “Fin de siècle Vienna became a major hub for artists of the Secession movement.”

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