Z
pronunciation
How to pronounce Z in British English:
UK [zed]
How to pronounce Z in American English:
US [zi:]
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- Noun:
- the ending of a series or sequence
- the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
Word Origin
- Z
- not a native letter in Old English; in Anglo-French words it represents the "ts" sound (as in Anglo-French fiz, from Latin filius, modern Fitz); from late 13c. it began to be used for the voiced "s" sound and had fully taken that role by 1400. For letter name, see zed. Thou whoreson Zed, thou vnnecessary Letter. ["King Lear," II.ii.69] Series of zs to represent a buzzing sound first attested 1852; zees "spell of sleep, a nap" is slang first recorded 1963, American English student slang.
Example
- 1. You want project x to support version y of z ?
- 2. The rub was that both w and z are heavy .
- 3. What does it feel like when you do x , y or z ?
- 4. Galaxy x could soon lead to galaxies y and z , according to chakrabarti .
- 5. There once was a snail that wanted to buy a nissan z car .