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Unicode has no dedicated symbol for dram, [3] but the Unicode code table entry for ezh reads "LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH = dram sign". [4] The upper-case letter z in Blackletter/Fraktur hand, ℨ, is also seen used for dram, but this letter is meant to be used in mathematics and phonetics, and is not recommended as an abbreviation for dram.
This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter Z.. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
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 ( / ˈ z ɛ d / ), which is most commonly used in British English, and zee ( / ˈ z iː / ), most commonly used in North ...
The following table lists the letters of the alphabet, their Polish names (see also Names of letters below), the Polish spelling alphabet name, the Polish phonemes which they usually represent (and rough equivalents for them), other possible pronunciations, and letter frequencies. Diacritics are shown for the sake of clarity.
In Maltese, ż represents the voiced alveolar sibilant [z], pronounced like "z" in English "maze". This contrasts with the letter z , which represents the voiceless alveolar sibilant affricate [ts], like in the word "hats". The corresponding letter in Arabic in this Maltese letter is ز.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with Z in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine, the letter Z has popped up on Russian tanks, trucks and cars, on a gymnast’s leotard, in a formation of terminally ...
The word zeta is the ancestor of zed, the name of the Latin letter Z in Commonwealth English. Swedish and many Romance languages (such as Italian and Spanish) do not distinguish between the Greek and Roman forms of the letter; "zeta" is used to refer to the Roman letter Z as well as the Greek letter.