[ noun ] the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet <noun.communication> the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zeehe doesn't know A from izzard
Zed \Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See {Zeta}.] The letter {Z}; -- called also {zee}, and formerly {izzard}. ``Zed, thou unnecessary letter!'' --Shak.