zed

[ zed ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. the letter Z or z.

  2. a Z-bar.

Origin of zed

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French zede<Latin zēta<Greek zêtazeta

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Other definitions for Zed (2 of 2)

Zed
[ zed ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Zedekiah.

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British Dictionary definitions for zed

zed

/ (zɛd) /


noun
  1. the British spoken form of the letter z: US word: zee

Origin of zed

1
C15: from Old French zede, via Late Latin from Greek zēta

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