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noun
- A fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.
proper noun
- (given name, male) borne by an early pope, rare in English.
adjective
- Advocating that socialism be reached through a series of gradual and moderate reforms; believing in the slogan, The movement is everything, the goal is nothing; relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.
Etymology: From the Latin Fabianus, belonging to Fabius, a Roman family name (borne by a general who won by avoiding decisive contests), possibly derived from faba "bean".
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adjective - Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions.
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