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Definition Rubicon in British English

Rubicon noun

noun
/ˈruːbɪkən/

From an event in Roman history, when Julius Caesar led his soldiers back from France into northern Italy across the river Rubicon. This was an illegal act and showed that Caesar wanted to take power for himself.

1

to do something extreme that cannot later be changed and whose effects cannot be avoided

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Definition Rubicon in British English