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Rubicon : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rubicon, WI
Zip code(s): 53078
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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