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ze⋅ta

  [zey-tuh, zee-]
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–noun
1. the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin:
1820–30; < Gk zêta
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ze·ta   (zā'tə, zē'-)   
n.  The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

[Greek zēta, of Phoenician origin; see zyn in Semitic roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

zeta ze·ta (zā'tə, zē'-)
n.

Symbol ζ The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ZETA
zero energy thermonuclear assembly
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