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Definition of: z, Z
(zē, Brit. zed) noun plural z's, Z's or zs, Zs or zees (zēz)
1. The 26th letter of the English alphabet: from Phoenician zayin, Greek zeta, Roman Z. It was not used by the Romans until about the first century B.C.
2. The sound of the letter z, a voiced alveolar fricative corresponding to the voiceless s. See ALPHABET.
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