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FABIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Fabian Society in Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Fabian" is a kind of...):

socialist (a political advocate of socialism)

Holonyms ("Fabian" is a member of...):

Fabian Society (an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation

Example:

a fabian policy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cautious (showing careful forethought)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to Fabianism

Example:

the Fabian society

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Fabianism (socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law)

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