/zee/ or, esp. Brit., /zed/ ; Archaic /iz"euhrd/ , n. , pl. Z's or Zs, z's or zs .
1. the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter Z or z, as in zero, zigzag, or buzzer.
3. something having the shape of a Z.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter Z or z.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Z or z.