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ZED
Z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard
(noun) the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; “the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee”; “he doesn’t know A from izzard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zed (plural zeds) (chiefly Commonwealth)
The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
(in combination) Something Z-shaped.
(colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sleep.
(slang) A zombie.
Synonyms
• (all): zee (US)
• (letter): izzard (Scotland)
• (sleep): zee (Canada) (more common)
Verb
zed (third-person singular simple present zeds, present participle zedding, simple past and past participle zedded) (chiefly, British, AU, NZ, Canada, Ireland, South Africa)
(intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
(intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
Proper noun
Zed
A diminutive of the male given name Zedekiah.
“Nothing. It's the last letter of the alphabet.”
Source: Wiktionary
Zed, n. Etym: [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See Zeta.]
Definition: The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard. "Zed, thou unnecessary letter!" Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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