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rubicon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rubicon \Ru"bi*con\, n. (Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C[ae]sar. Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the prohibition of the civil government at Rome, C[ae]sar precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey and the overthrow of the senate; hence the phrase to pass or cross the Rubicon signifies to take the decisive step by which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise from which there is no retreat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Rubicon n 1: the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war [syn: {Rubicon}] 2: a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment [syn: {Rubicon}, {point of no return}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Rubicon, WI Zip code(s): 53078
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