rubicon
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/-k(ə)n/
English
Definitions
noun
- A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, 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.
verb
- Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
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Synonyms
point of no returnroman roadromabooregifugiumrhaetiarivieraromanescorialtoromaromanophileromanaccioromaniarivared weekrubinespanish road