the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee
he doesn't know A from izzard
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
izzard — iz·zard (ĭz’ərd) n. Informal ▸ The letter z. ╂ [Probably variant of Scots ezed, variant of ZED(Cf. ↑zed).] Word History: The curious and charming word izzard, meaning the letter z, is practically limited to certain fixed expressions in American… … Word Histories
izzard — noun 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, ↑z, ↑zee, ↑zed, ↑ezed • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Izzard — Iz zard, n. [Formerly ezed, prob. fr. F. et z[ E]de and z.] The letter z; formerly so called … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
izzard — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier ezod, ezed, probably from Middle French et zede and Z Date: circa 1726 chiefly dialect the letter z … New Collegiate Dictionary
izzard — [iz′ərd] n. [earlier ezed, ezod, var. of ZED] Now Chiefly Dial. the letter Z … English World dictionary
alphabetic character — noun the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (Freq. 1) his grandmother taught him his letters • Syn: ↑letter, ↑letter of the alphabet • Derivationally related forms: ↑letter (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Latin alphabet — noun the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe • Syn: ↑Roman alphabet • Hypernyms: ↑alphabet, ↑bicameral script • Member Meronyms: ↑A, ↑a, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
letter of the alphabet — noun the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech his grandmother taught him his letters • Syn: ↑letter, ↑alphabetic character • Derivationally related forms: ↑letter (for: ↑letter) … Useful english dictionary
Roman alphabet — noun the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe • Syn: ↑Latin alphabet • Hypernyms: ↑alphabet, ↑bicameral script • Member Meronyms: ↑A, ↑a, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
