Fabian

One entry found for Fabian.

Main Entry: Fa·bi·an
Pronunciation: 'fA-bE-&n
Function: adjective
1 a : of, relating to, or in the manner of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus known for his defeat of Hannibal in the Second Punic War by the avoidance of decisive contests b : CAUTIOUS, DILATORY
2 [the Fabian Society; from the members' belief in slow rather than revolutionary change in government] : of, relating to, or being a society of socialists organized in England in 1884 to spread socialist principles gradually
- Fabian noun
- Fa·bi·an·ism /-&-"ni-z&m/ noun