zee

«zee» in Mova's school dictionary: The name of the letter Z in American English — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (zee, zees)

meaning for a pupil

1) (US, Canada sometimes) The name of the letter Z in American English. tree →

2) (informal) Zees, or z's, means sleep, as in catch some z's, because cartoons show sleep with zzz. tree →

sense in the lessons

In spelling and alphabet lessons, Americans say zee and most of the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada say zed. In comics, zzz shows snoring. Phrases: from A to Z, catch some z's.

examples

• In the USA, the last letter of the alphabet is called zee. tree →
• In Australia we say zed, but my American cousin says zee. tree →
• The alphabet song in America ends with x, y and zee. tree →
• I'm going to catch some zees before the trip. tree →
• Zebra begins with zee in American speech. tree →
• Canadians usually say zed, but some say zee. tree →

note

Zee and zed are the same letter Z, said differently. Not to be confused with the sea or the letter C (see).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «zee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.