- z
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I. noun
(plural z's or zs)
Usage: often capitalized, often attributive
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet
b. a graphic representation of this letter
c. a speech counterpart of orthographic z
2. a graphic device for reproducing the letter z
3. one designated z especially as the 26th in order or class or the third in order or class when x is made the first
4. something shaped like the letter Z
5. wink 1 — usually used in plural <catch some z's before dinner> II. abbreviation 1. zero 2. zone
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.