The Collaborative Dictionary

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. [1913 Webster]

Word Net

zed n : the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: Z, zee, ezed, izzard]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛd

Etymology

From zeta.

Noun

1. (outside the US) The letter Z; the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet.

Synonyms

• zee (US)

Translations

• Italian: zeta

See also

• zeta

Zed () is the name of the last letter of the alphabet Z used by the majority of English-speaking people outside of the United States (where its name is "zee" (/ziː/)). The name "zed" is derived from the Greek letter zeta, which also represents the Z sound.

Zed can also refer to the following.

Music / Entertainment

• Zed (band), a pop-rock group from New Zealand.
• Zed (Zedrock, band), a UK-based classic metal band.
• ZED, a sludge/groove metal group from Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• ZeD, a Canadian show that aired original music, short films, animation, performance, visual art and spoken word pieces from around the world.
• David Zed, best known for his song "Robot".

Fictional characters

• Chief Zed, Men in Black (film) supervisor (the agents' code names are letters).
• Zed, other spelling for Djed.
• "Zed" or "Zeds" is a fictional slang term for zombies.
• Zed, the character in the movie Zardoz played by Sean Connery - name specifically comes from the British name of this letter.
• Zed, a character in the video game Wild Arms for the Sony PlayStation.
• Zed is the name of the S&M-loving security guard in the popular movie Pulp Fiction, played by Peter Greene.
• Zed, the antagonist of the video game Zombie Revenge for the Sega Dreamcast and arcade.
• Zed is the main character of the anime series Kiba.
• Zed was the name of a robotic villain in the series SWAT Kats.
• Zed is for a character in a Miniclip game.
• Zed is a character in the Police Academy film series.
• Zed was a fictional robot in The Ed and Zed Show.
• Lord Zedd villain of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
• The Zeds, characters in the Dr. Seuss book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish that have one hair growing on their heads.
• Zed, a shortening of name Zeddicus Zul Zorander from the fantasy series "Sword of Truth".

Other

• Z (pronounced "Zed"), a computer real-time strategy game for DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn and PlayStation.
• LaNetro Zed or Zed, a company based in Spain and a popular content provider for mobile phones and the internet in Austria, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
• Zed, a now defunct annual design journal edited by Katie Salen that ran from 1995-2000.
• Zed card, a popular but erroneous name for a "portfolio on a card" used by models and actors, see comp card.
• Zed, Rajan, a Hindu chaplain and community activist based in Reno, NV, USA. He was selected as a guest chaplain for US Senate in 2007. His service was shown on national TV after protesters disrupted his invocation.
• The specification language Z.
• Zonal Employee Discount An airline industry employee discount, for travel on other airlines (other than their own) as a non-revenue standby passenger.
• Zed, a terminal text editor for UNIX.
• Z-Cars, a 1960s UK TV series.
• Zero Point Module, abbreviated ZPM, a fictional power source on the tv series Stargate Atlantis.
• Zed Industries, Inc., is a manufacturer of thermoforming, blister packaging, and skin packaging material. See zedindustries.com