zed

[ zed ]
/ zɛd /

noun Chiefly British.

the letter Z or z.
a Z-bar.

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Origin of zed

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

Words nearby zed

Zebulun, Zebulunite, zecchino, Zech., Zechariah, zed, zed-bar, Zedekiah, Zedillo Ponce de Leon, zedoary, zedonk

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Zed
[ zed ]
/ zɛd /

noun

a male given name, form of Zedekiah.
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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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