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# zee

noun (zee, zees)

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

## Everyday

1. (US, Canada sometimes) The name of the letter Z in American English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#m1)
2. (informal) Zees, or z's, means sleep, as in catch some z's, because cartoons show sleep with zzz. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#x1)
- In Australia we say zed, but my American cousin says zee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#x2)
- The alphabet song in America ends with x, y and zee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#x3)
- I'm going to catch some zees before the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#x4)
- Zebra begins with zee in American speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#x5)
- Canadians usually say zed, but some say zee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zee/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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