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cubits

cubits is the plural of cubit.

Meaning of cubit

Noun

cubit (plural cubits)

  1. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
    • Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:27
    Synonyms:
    ell, coudee
  2. (historical) Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
  3. (archaic) Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.
    Synonyms:
    ulna

See all 4 meanings of cubit

Proper noun capitalized: Cubits

Cubits

  1. (plural) plural of Cubit

Phrases with cubits

Questions about cubits

What is cubits the plural of?
Cubits is the plural of cubit.
What part of speech is cubits?
Cubits is a proper noun.

Words near cubits in the dictionary

  1. cubitière
  2. cubitières
  3. cubitocarpal
  4. Cubitopolis
  5. cubitoradial
  6. cubits
  7. Cubitt
  8. cubitus
  9. cubization
  10. cubizations
  11. cubless

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