Definitions from Wiktionary (Rubicon)
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: The same river in the present day, identified with a river previously named Fiumicino.
▸ noun: A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed.
▸ noun: (card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty.
▸ verb: (transitive, card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of rubicon (“a limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be reversed; especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty”) [A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed.]
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▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: The same river in the present day, identified with a river previously named Fiumicino.
▸ noun: A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed.
▸ noun: (card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty.
▸ verb: (transitive, card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of rubicon (“a limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be reversed; especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty”) [A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed.]
▸ Also see rubicon
▸ Words similar to rubiconing
▸ Usage examples for rubiconing
▸ Idioms related to rubiconing
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rubiconing
▸ Words that often appear near rubiconing
▸ Rhymes of rubiconing
▸ Invented words related to rubiconing