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zed

1

[ zed ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. the letter Z or z.
  2. a Z-bar.


Zed

2

[ zed ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Zedekiah.

zed

/ zɛd /

noun

  1. the British spoken form of the letter z US wordzee


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zed1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French zede < Latin zēta < Greek zêta zeta

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Word History and Origins

Origin of zed1

C15: from Old French zede, via Late Latin from Greek zēta

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Example Sentences

The man behind some of the complaints is Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism.

Warship zed so, last taime I zeed un, and nothing to the contrairy.'

I called it "zed," but the editor said it was "zee," and I did not argue the point.

Alis' father beamed at being consulted and hearing his own term applied to the Gorel-zed propulsion system.

Zed, zed, n. the letter Z, also called zee and izzard: a bar of metal of form similar to the letter Z.

I do not well understand how a man is reproached by being called zed, nor how Z is an unnecessary letter.

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