Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rubicon
Rubicon
rubicon
n. 1 a boundary which once crossed betokens irrevocable commitment; a point of no return. 2 (rubicon) the act of winning a game in piquet before an opponent has scored 100. Etymology: the ancient name of a stream forming the boundary of Julius Caesar's province and crossed by him in 49 BC as the start of a war with Pompey
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I. noun Etymology: Latin ~-, Rubico, river of northern Italy forming part of the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy whose crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C. was regarded by the Senate as an act of war Date: 1626 a bounding or limiting line, II. geographical name river 15 miles (24 kilometers) N central Italy flowing E into the Adriatic ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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