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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zed¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zed¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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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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