zed
Meanings
Noun
Verb
- To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
- To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
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Origin
- From Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα. Letter had rare nonstandard usage in Old English, such as in bezt, where it represented "ts" (compare the German pronunciation of Z). For the sleep sense, see zzz. The zombie sense comes from the initial letter. zeta.
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