fabian

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Synonyms: babian, sabian, zabian, fabia, fabien, favian, faxian, gabian

Antonyms: babian, sabian, zabian, fabia, fabien, favian, faxian, gabian

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|military}} Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general {{w|Fabius Maximus}}, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.
2. {{lb|en|political}} Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden [[revolution]]; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating [[reformist]] [[socialism]].
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[cautious|Cautious]]; [[dilatory]]; [[avoiding]] a [[decisive]] contest.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|political}} A Fabian [[socialist]], a [[gradualist]] socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|rare}} {{given name|en|male|from=Latin}}.
2. {{surname|en}}.

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