noun
zee
zee
noun
1
The American English name for the letter Z.
"In the US, kids learn "zee" instead of "zed" at the end of the alphabet song."
How to Use Zee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe American name for the letter Z — the British equivalent is "zed."
UK vs US
American English: "zee." British and most Commonwealth English: "zed."
Easily confused with
Word Forms
zeed past tense, zees plural, Zees plural, zees singular
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In the US, kids learn "_____" instead of "zed" at the end of the alphabet song.
Etymology
Likely formed by analogy with other letter names like "bee" and "dee"; standardized in the US after Noah Webster's dictionary in 1828.