rubicon

Ru·bi·con

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo-bi-kon]
- /ˈru bɪˌkɒn/
- /ˈruː.bɪ.kɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-bi-kon]
- /ˈru bɪˌkɒn/

Definitions of rubicon word

noun rubicon a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment. 1
idioms rubicon cross / pass the Rubicon, to take a decisive, irrevocable step: Our entry into the war made us cross the Rubicon and abandon isolationism forever. 1
noun rubicon a stream in N Italy: in ancient times the boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. By leading his army across it and marching on Rome in 49 bc, Julius Caesar broke the law that a general might not lead an army out of the province to which he was posted and so committed himself to civil war with the senatorial party 0
noun rubicon a point of no return 0
noun rubicon a penalty in piquet by which the score of a player who fails to reach 100 points in six hands is added to his opponent's 0
noun rubicon small river in N Italy that formed the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul & the Roman Republic: when Caesar crossed it (49 b.c.) at the head of his army to march on Rome, he began the civil war with Pompey 0

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Parts of speech for Rubicon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rubicon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rubicon

noun rubicon

match point — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the match.

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