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# izzard

noun (izzard — old, rare)

«izzard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old) Izzard is an old name for the letter Z, used in parts of Britain and America long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#m1)
2. (a name) Izzard is also a surname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#m2)

### In the lessons

Found in old books and word puzzles: «from A to izzard» meant «from start to finish», like «from A to Z». Not used today in everyday English; the letter is now called «zed» (UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand) or «zee» (USA).

### Examples

- In old books, «from A to izzard» means from beginning to end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#x1)
- Izzard is an old name for the letter Z. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#x2)
- Today we say «zed» or «zee», not izzard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#x3)
- The puzzle asked for the old name of Z: izzard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#x4)
- He knew the subject from A to izzard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/#x5)

### Note

Old-fashioned word; do not use it in your spelling of the alphabet today. As a surname it is a name, nothing more.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «izzard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/izzard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«izzard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/izzard.html) on Mova free.