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Z

This article is about the letter of the Latin alphabet. For the Greek letter with the same symbol, see Zeta. For other uses, see Z (disambiguation).

Z
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Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+005A, U+007A
Alphabetical position26
History
Development
Time period~700 BC to present
Descendants
Sisters
Disputed: ㄷ
Other
Associated graphsz(x), cz, dž, dz, sz, dzs, tzsch
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
Z
ISO basic
Latin alphabet
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

Z, or z, is the twenty-sixth and last letter of the Latin alphabet. It is used in the modern English alphabet, in the alphabets of other Western European languages, and in others worldwide. Its usual names in English are zed (/ˈzɛd/), which is most commonly used in British English and zee (/ˈziː/), most commonly used in North American English[1], with an occasional archaic variant izzard (/ˈɪzərd/).[2]

  1. ^ Canada and some Caribbean countries use zee along with zed, with the latter being preferred in written English.
  2. ^ "Z", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "zee", op. cit.

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