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noun 
  1. A fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.
proper noun 
  1. (given name, male) borne by an early pope, rare in English.
Translations: 
  • French: Fabien
  • German: Fabian
  • Italian: Fabiano
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: Fabií¡n
adjective 
  1. 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 
  1. 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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