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FABIAN POLICY

\fˈabi͡ən pˈɒlɪsi], \fˈabi‍ən pˈɒlɪsi], \f_ˈa_b_iə_n p_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_s_i]\

Definitions of FABIAN POLICY

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Rom. Hist.) The policy of avoiding engagements, by which Q. Fabius Maximus is said to have foiled Hannibal in the Second Punic War. See Cunctando.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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