Definition of Zed. Meaning of Zed. Synonyms of Zed

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Definition of Zed

Zed
Zed ed, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See Zeta.] The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard. ``Zed, thou unnecessary letter!' --Shak.
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Z  (z[=e]; in England commonly, and in America sometimes, z[e^]d; formerly, also, [i^]z"z[e^]rd) Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. ?, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 273, 274.

Meaning of Zed from wikipedia

- Look up zed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zed or ZED may refer to: Zed (band), a pop-rock group from New Zealand Zed Radio, radio station in Zaporizhzhia...
- ZeD was a Canadian variety television program and website. The series premiered on CBC Television on March 18, 2002 and ran to 2006. Hosted primarily...
- David Kirk Traylor, best known by his stage names David Zed and Mr. Zed, is an American mime, actor and singer, and comedian mainly active in Italy and...
- European languages, and in others worldwide. Its usual names in English are zed (/ˈzɛd/), which is most commonly used in British English and zee (/ˈziː/), most...
- Zeder is a 1983 Italian horror film directed by Pupi Avati, starring Gabriele Lavia. The story is about a young novelist's discovery of the writings of...
- Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast...
- Zed is a New Zealand punk rock group, which formed as Supra in 1996 in Christchurch by Ben Campbell on b**** guitar and triangle, Nathan King on lead vocals...
- Zed Books is a non-fiction publishing company based in London, UK. It was founded in 1977 under the name Zed Press by Roger van Zwanenberg. Zed publishes...
- Zed Group is a large organisation of privately held interlocking European companies that provide mobile phone and internet entertainment, film animation...
- Jean-Hugues Anglade and Julie Delpy. The story details a safe cracker named Zed who returns to France to aid an old friend in performing a doomed bank heist...