Rubicon — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Rubicon noun A point of no return — a decision or action that can't be undone once taken.
Senses
Rubicon is used for these senses in English:
- Rubicon (historical) A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.
Rubicon — full definition
- noun A point of no return — a decision or action that can't be undone once taken.
- noun In card games such as piquet and bezique, a minimum score a losing player must reach to avoid a much heavier penalty.