how to pronounce cubit

/ˈkjuː.bɪt/

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cubit is pronounced in two syllables

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uː

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An example use of cubit in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… figure of the Roman god of love cubit if …”

meanings of cubit

noun:

The ulna.
Various former units of length notionally based on the distance from a grown man's elbow to his fingertips, standardized in different places and times at values between 35 and 60 cm.

cubit frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cubit occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.