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Word: Cubit
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkjuːbɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm.
Short Definition:ancient measure of length, approximately equal to length of forearm
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