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- [zee or, esp. British, zed; Archaic iz-erd]
- /zi or, esp. British, zɛd; Archaic ˈɪz ərd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [zee or, esp. British, zed; Archaic iz-erd]
- /zi or, esp. British, zɛd; Archaic ˈɪz ərd/
Definitions of zs word
- noun plural zs the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 1
- noun plural zs any spoken sound represented by the letter Z or z, as in zero, zigzag, or buzzer. 1
- noun plural zs something having the shape of a Z . 1
- noun plural zs a written or printed representation of the letter Z or z. 1
- noun plural zs a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Z or z. 1
- noun zs one sextillionth (10 -21) of a second. Abbreviation: zsec, zs. 1
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Origin of zs
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; from the conventional use of a series of z's to represent snoring
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Zs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.