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FABIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Fabian Society in Britain
Classified under:
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:
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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