zed

[ zed ]

/ zɛd /

noun Chiefly British.

the letter Z or z.

a Z-bar.

Nearby words

zebulun, zebulunite, zecchino, zech., zechariah, zed, zed-bar, zedekiah, zedillo ponce de leon, zedoary, zedonk

Origin of zed

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

Definition for zed (2 of 2)

Zed

[ zed ]

/ zɛd /

noun

a male given name, form of Zedekiah.

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Examples from the Web for zed

I never spoke of Zed again—especially not to Lil, who hardly needed me to pollute her with remembrances of my crazy exes.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow
I called it "zed," but the editor said it was "zee," and I did not argue the point.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
It seemed to meak me veel merryish, an' I zed, "What's to pay, young 'ooman?"
A Cotswold Village|J. Arthur Gibbs
Zed, zed, n. the letter Z, also called zee and izzard: a bar of metal of form similar to the letter Z.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

Fifty years later, I was dating Lil, another redhead, but Zed was my first.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for zed

zed

/ (zɛd) /

noun

the British spoken form of the letter zUS word: zee

Word Origin for zed

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

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