“siècle”

The following 2 entries include the term siècle.

fin de siècle

adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the late 19th century and especially its cultural climate of sophistication and disillusionment

mal de siècle

French noun phrase

: world malaise : world-weariness


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