zed

zɛd

Definition of zed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

alphabet

name of the letter Z

In Canada, Z is often pronounced as zed.

zee

zeta

shape

Rare

something Z-shaped

Rare

The road had a zed in its path.

zigzag

fiction

Rare

zombie character in stories

Rare

The movie was about a world overrun by zeds.

undead

walker

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Images of zed

something Z-shaped

Origin of zed

Greek, zeta (letter) + -ed (suffix)

Examples of zed in a sentence

She recited the alphabet, ending with zed.
The sculpture had a zed in its design.
The logo featured a prominent zed shape.
The survivors barricaded themselves from the zeds.
Zeds roamed the abandoned city streets.

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French:zède, virage en Z, ...
German:Zett, Z-Form, ...
Italian:zeta, zigzag, ...
Spanish:zeta, zigzag, ...
Portuguese:zê, ziguezague, ...
Chinese:字母Z, Z字形, ...
Japanese:ゼッド, ジグザグ, ...
Arabic:زاي, شكل حرف ز, ...
Hebrew:זֶד, צוּרָה שֶׁל זַיִן, ...
Russian:буква зед, зигзаг, ...
Ukrainian:зед, зигзаг, ...
Hindi:ज़ेड, ज़ आकार, ...
Bengali:জেড, জম্বি, ...
Catalan:nom anglès de la Z, corba en Z, ...
Czech:zet, zetko, ...
Danish:bogstavet zed, Z-form, ...
Dutch:letter zed, z-bocht, ...
Greek:ζεντ, ζιγκ-ζαγκ, ...
Hungarian:zé, cikkcakk, ...
Khmer:ហ្សេដ, វត្ថុដែលមានរាងដូចអក្សរ សេត, ...
Korean:제드, Z자, ...
Persian:زد, زیگزاگ, ...
Polish:zet, zakręt w kształcie litery Z, ...
Portuguese (BR):zê, ziguezague, ...
Romanian:litera zed, zigzag, ...
Swedish:zet, Z-form, ...
Thai:เซ็ด, โค้งรูปตัว Z, ...
Turkish:Z harfi, Z şekli, ...
Vietnamese:dét, khúc cua hình chữ Z, ...

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