Fabian

fabian Fabián Fábián English Etymology From en la Fabiānus belonging to Fabius, derived from la Fabius + la -ānus. Pronunciation fā′bē-ən en /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/ RP en /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/ GenAm,CanE en /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/ AuE,NZE en /ˈfe.bi.ən/ ScE en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fabian.wav Southern England en eɪbiən 3 en Fa bi an Adjective en military Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general 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. en 1988 James McPherson Battle Cry of Freedom Oxford 2004 745 Hood complained behind his commander's back to Richmond of Johnston's Fabian strategy. en Tina Fey Tina Fey Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy The Fabian Strategy 30 Rock https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/30-rock/6240863759978157112/seasons/5/episodes/the-fabian-strategy-episode-1/89f86a3e-9cbd-34d0-880c-c5fe00a9769a 30 Rock season 5 5 1 September 23, 2010 5:03 “This is how I know you've never had an adult relationship. If I say no, then I will be required to say yes to something else in the future, and the stakes in the future might be higher.” “Then say yes.” “If I give in, then I'm no longer the alpha in my house. Before you know it, she'll have me wearing jeans and reading fiction!” “Yeah, well, yes and no are kind of your only two choices.” “For most men, sure. But there is a third option. The Fabian strategy.” “I know this. If an apple and a feather fall at the same time--” “The Fabian strategy derives its name from the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus. He ran away, Lemon. Rather than engage in battle, he would retreat and retreat until the enemy grew fatigued and eventually made a mistake. Although I abhor it as a military strategy, it is the basis for all of my, uh, personal relationships.” “So Avery is your enemy. That sounds healthy.” “You're in no position to judge.” 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. en by extension Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. Alternative forms en fabian Derived terms en Fabianist Translations pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus Esperanto: eo Ido: io Interlingua: ia Volapük: vo advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages Esperanto: eo Ido: io Interlingua: ia Volapük: vo cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest Esperanto: eo Ido: io Interlingua: ia Volapük: vo German: de fabisch Italian: it fabiano Noun en political A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society. en gradualist reformist social democrat Related terms en Fabianism Proper noun + (name) en rare en male Latin. en. Related terms en San Fabian Translations male given name Aragonese: an Fabián m Catalan: ca Fabià Faroese: fo Fabian m French: fr Fabien Galician: gl Fabián, gl Fabiano, gl Fabio German: de Fabian m Hungarian: hu Fábián Italian: it Fabiano Polish: pl Fabian m-pr Portuguese: pt Fabiano Russian: ru Фабиа́н m Spanish: es Fabián Swedish: sv Fabian en eponyms Cebuano Etymology ceb :bor es:Fabián + 1 Pronunciation fabiyan ceb Fa bi an Proper noun fabiyan ceb male Fabian Spanish Related terms ceb Fabio Fabiana Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Fabiansson Fabiansdóttir Declension Fabian Fabian Fabiani Fabians German Etymology de :bor la:Fabiānus<t:belonging to Fabius> de la Fabiānus belonging to Fabius. Pronunciation de /ˈfaː.bi.an/ de De-Fabian.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun m de male de Occitan Proper noun m oc Gascony oc male Fabian References , page 148. Polish pl: Etymology pl :lbor la:Fabiānus + 1 Pronunciation Pl-Fabian.ogg Proper noun m-pr pl male Fabian Declension Fabianowie Further reading Slovak Pronunciation Proper noun m-pr Fabianová sk m Declension m-pr surn Further reading Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Fabian.wav Proper noun c sv male sv minced oath colloquial sv fan sv fabian Usage notes Most common in "sv fy fan fy Fabian." Tagalog Etymology tl :bor es:Fabián + 1 Pronunciation Fabián Proper noun Fabián fabyan tl male Fabian Spanish tl Spanish Related terms tl Fabio Fabiana