Rubicon Definition

ro͝obĭ-kŏn
noun
A limit that when passed or exceeded permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment.
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An ancient Latin name for a small river in northern Italy which flows into the Adriatic Sea. It marked the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 BC began a civil war.

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Noun

Singular:
Rubicon
Plural:
rubicons

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Origin of Rubicon

  • Latin Rubicō Rubicōn- , Rubicon, a short river of north-central Italy, the crossing of which by Julius Caesar and his army in 49 bc began a civil war

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Rubicon. See cross the Rubicon.

    From Wiktionary

Rubicon Sentence Examples

  • I was like one who never casts a look behind, who hesitates before some Rubicon to be crossed, but having touched the farther bank sees no more the shore he has just left."

  • By September he had crossed the Rubicon, Henry Newman (his rector at Shepton Beauchamp and Sparkford) accompanying him on a tour in Carnarvonshire.

  • Caesar took possession of it immediately after crossing the Rubicon.

  • Caesar occupied it in 49 B.C. after his crossing of the Rubicon.

  • The historic importance of this event gave rise to the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" for a step which definitely commits a person to a given course of action.

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Words Starting With

RRURUB

Words Ending With

NONCON

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