English Explanatory Dictionary

fin de siecle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of fin de siècle.

Word forms

fin de siecle

Etymology

One of many instances of the tendency in English not to bother using the original diacritics on loanwords; other examples include cafe, naivete, resume, and deja vu. Further encouraged by the fact that keyboard layouts used by English speakers require extra keystrokes to produce diacritics.

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