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Meaning
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.
●
In Card games:
Especially in
bezique
and
piquet
: a
score
which,
if not
achieved
by a
losing
player
,
increases
the
player
's penalty.
Verb
●
In Card games:
Especially in
bezique
and
piquet
: to
defeat
a
player
who has not
achieved
the rubicon.
Name
●
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.
●
The same
river
in
the present
day,
identified
with a
river
previously
named
Fiumicino.
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