Z, z

/zee/ or, esp. Brit., /zed/; Archaic /iz"euhrd/, n., pl. Z's or Zs, z's or zs.

1. the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter Z or z, as in zero, zigzag, or buzzer.

3. something having the shape of a Z.

4. a written or printed representation of the letter Z or z.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Z or z.

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