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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'fabian' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Fabian 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. Translations:  French: Fabien German: Fabian Italian: Fabiano (trans-mid) Spanish: Fabií¡n 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".       fabian 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.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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