z
see also: Z
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

Z
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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