rubicon

Speech parts

1. rubicon - Noun

2. rubicon - Verb

3. Rubicon - Proper noun

Meaning

A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius Caesar.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

point of no return turning point crisis emergency threshold climax culmination crux crunch climacteric crossroads terminus zero hour critical point line in the sand
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Hypernyms

line contrast demarcation dividing line

Phrases with the word

cross the Rubicon pass the rubicon

Examples

Along with its CA$2.50 per share target price on Rubicon Minerals, iA Securities has a Buy rating on the exploration company. Source: Internet

Airbnb has established partnerships with nonprofits such as Team Rubicon, Make a Wish Foundation and HIAS. Source: Internet

A Gladiator Rubicon clears out the room at more than $50,000. Source: Internet

And then I saw it again when Sandy battered New York and New Jersey: Government agencies failed to move quickly enoughvolunteer groups like Team Rubicon had to step in to manage disaster relief. Source: Internet

Holland, Rubicon, pg. 142 Some time in 71 BC, he set off for Italy, along with his army. Source: Internet

Between his crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BC, and his assassination in 44 BC, Caesar established a new constitution, which was intended to accomplish three separate goals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rubicelle rubicene rubicline rubicose rubicund rubicundity