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Cubit Pronunciation

Cubit is pronounced KYOO-bit, IPA /ˈkjubɪt/.

KYOO-bit

US /ˈkjubɪt/  ·  UK /ˈkjuːbɪt/

Syllables: KYOO · bit (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: An ancient unit of length measured from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, roughly half a metre.

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Cubit in a Sentence

  • The ark is described as three hundred cubits long.
  • A royal cubit was slightly longer than the common one.
  • Scholars still argue about how long a cubit really was.

Common Mispronunciations of Cubit

Not KOO-bit

Slip a y glide in after the k, so it opens KYOO. Cubit shares that start with cube and cubic.

Not kyoo-BIT

Land the beat on the first syllable and close with a light bit. A loud ending makes the word sound like an acronym.

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