Zed Definition

zĕd
noun
The letter z.
American Heritage

(UK, Canada) The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Wiktionary
Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds such as zed-bar.
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(UK, colloquial) (usually plural) Sleep (as in "get some zeds").
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verb

(intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)

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(intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

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Other Word Forms of Zed

Noun

Singular:
zed
Plural:
zeds

Origin of Zed

  • Middle English from Old French zede from Late Latin zēta zeta from Greek zeta

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zÄ“ta)

    From Wiktionary

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