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zed

UK/zɛd/ US/ˈzɛd/ uncommon informal rare slang uk

noun

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta), from Hebrew ז (zayin) with influence from βῆτα (bêta), ἦτα (êta) and θῆτα (thêta). The letter had a rare usage in Old English, such as in bezt, where it represented "ts" (compare the German, Italian, and Finnish pronunciation of Z). For the sleep sense, see zzz. The zombie sense comes from the initial letter. Doublet of zeta. Cognate to Spanish zeta, German Zett, French zède, Italian zeta, and perhaps Portuguese zê.

Phrases

  • A to Zed
  • Gen Zed
  • Gen Zedder
  • Generation Zed

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