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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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The word fabian

I take it the word Fabian (capitalized) refers to Fabian socialism. But the dictionary also uses fabian (not capitalized) to mean cautious. So, is okay to say: the man had a fabian approach (without capitalizing because we're not referring here to Fabian socialism)?

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Yes, but many will not understand you. It is not a common word.

  • Yes, but many will not understand you.
  • It is not a common word.
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Yes, but many will not understand you. It is not a common word.

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