せいきまつ
Seikimatsu
世紀末 (Seikimatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siècle, end of the world (esp. in fiction), apocalypse”.
Meanings
- nounend of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
- nounend of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
Examples
最初の電気計算器は１９世紀末に出現した。
The first electric calculator came into existence toward the end of the 19th century.
１９世紀末になって初めて植物の品種改良は科学の一分野となった。
Not until the end of the nineteenth century, did plant breeding become a scientific discipline.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).