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US
/ˈɹubɪkɔn/
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NOUN
- a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
- the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war
How To Use Rubicon In A Sentence
- The head of research at a big-time doll maker informs us that a Rubicon has been passed: ‘Dolls are becoming less like toys,’ he says, ‘and more like miniature robots, digital companions.’
- 'Rubicon' -- AMC's march to quality TV continues drama on television this summer. Candidateblogs.baltimoresun.com Blogs - Baltimore Sun Candidate Blog
- But, remember, you will have passed the Rubicon, when once you have been shaven: if you repent, and let your beard grow, your mouth will by-and-by show no longer what Messer Angelo calls the divine prerogative of lips, but will appear like a dark cavern fringed with horrent brambles.
- But, heigho! some fly or other is the indispensable adjunct of every pot of ointment, and while I was still jumping for joy at having passed the steep barrier of such a Rubicon, there came a letter from Miss JESSIMINA which constrained me to cachinnate upon the wrong side of nose! Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
- It looks like the FCC hasn't crossed the rubicon (hasn't yet broken this Obama promise) but it looks like it's being considered. Marvin Ammori: Comcast Can Censor This Blog Post ... With FCC's Permission?
- He's crossed the Rubicon with regard to the use of military force as an option.
- Duckler, izzat a Wrangler type Jeep (or a Rubicon or a CJ) or one of those Cherokee or Liberty type fake jeeps. Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off
- That alarms many people, who fear that the border being crossed may be an inflationary Rubicon.
- Another has a boatful of misfits floating across a river, Rubicon-like, at dusk. Following Mark Marsters by Nigel Beale
- There may have been a time in the world's history when such moments fully revealed their gravity, with witches prophesying on a blasted heath of visible Rubicons to be crossed.