zed

Zed is the British name for the letter Z.

(noun)

An example of zed is the common map book used in London called the A to Z, pronounced a to zed.

See zed in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Brit. the letter Z

Origin: ME < MFr zede < LL zeta < Gr zēta

See zed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British

The letter z.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French zede

Origin: , from Late Latin zēta, zeta

Origin: , from Greek; see zeta

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