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see also: Z

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Letter

1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /zɛd/
• (America) IPA: /ziː/
• (Hong Kong) IPA: /iˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛd/ (from izzard)
• (India) IPA: /ɪˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛɖ/
• IPA: /z/

Letter

1. Letter of the English alphabet

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

z

1. (stenoscript) the sound /z/, regardless of spelling.

   Note: plural /s/, /z/ or /əz/ in nouns is instead indicated by an optional dot under last letter; 3sg /s/, /z/ or /əz/ in verbs is not written at all, except for hz 'has', sz 'says', dz 'does'

2. (stenoscript) the sound /ʃ/, /ʒ/, or the sequence /ziː/.
3. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of as

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Z

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Etymology

From the ett - letter 𐌆 ("ze"), from the Ancient Greek - letter Ζ ("zeta"), derived from the Phoenician - letter 𐤆 ("zayin"), from the Ancient Egyptian - hieroglyph 𓏭.

Letter

1. The twenty-sixth and final letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

Name of letter

• (England, Wales, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia) IPA: /zɛd/
• (America) IPA: /zi/
• (Hong Kong, Scotland) IPA: /iˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛd/ (from izzard)

Letter

1. Letter of the English alphabet

Noun

z

1. A member of Generation Z.

   Synonyms: Generation Z, Generation Zer, Gen Z, Gen-Zer, Zer, zoomer

   Alternative form: Zed

2. (slang) Z-drug.

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