Izzard

/ˈɪ.zəɹd/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The letter Z; zed, zee. Scotland

    "... [Reading.] Dear Sir,—ay, that's that. Then there's an M, and a T, and an S, but whether the next be an izzard, or an R, confound me, I cannot tell."

  2. 2
    the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"... [Reading.] Dear Sir,—ay, that's that. Then there's an M, and a T, and an S, but whether the next be an izzard, or an R, confound me, I cannot tell."

Etymology

From Middle English izod, ezod, ezed, probably from Middle French et zede (literally “and zed”), as spoken when reciting the alphabet.

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