Fa·bi·an
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Definition of Fabian
1a
: 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
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
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Fabian
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Fabianism
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ˈfā-bē-ə-ˌni-zəm
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“Fabian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fabian. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.
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