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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Rubicon (0.02959 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Rubicon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Rubicon Rubicon n 1: the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war 2: a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment [syn: point of no return ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rubicon Rubicon \Ru"bi*con\, n. (Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C[ae]sar. [1913 Webster] Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the prohibition of the civil government at Rome, C[ae]sar precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey and the overthrow of the senate; hence, the phrase to pass or cross the Rubicon signifies to take the decisive step by which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise from which there is no retreat. [1913 Webster]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Rubicon Rubicon n 1: the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war 2: a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment [syn: point of no return ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rubicon Rubicon \Ru"bi*con\, n. (Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C[ae]sar. [1913 Webster] Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the prohibition of the civil government at Rome, C[ae]sar precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey and the overthrow of the senate; hence, the phrase to pass or cross the Rubicon signifies to take the decisive step by which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise from which there is no retreat. [1913 Webster]
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