Meanings
noun
- rareSynonym of ezh, the letter Ʒ, ʒ.
The rarest consonant sound in English is the one that linguists represent as /ʒ/, called ‘long z’ or simply ‘ezh’.
2010, R. L. Trask, “Why is English spelling so eccentric?”, in Why Do Languages Change?, Cambridge University Press, page 1391 more example
They consist of the arrow-shaped mark applied above the ‘number’, one guillemet-shaped sign each to its left and right, and a zig-zag-shaped sign (resembling a ‘long z’, ʒ) below it.
2014, Jost Gippert, “New Perspectives of (Multi-)Spectral Manuscript Analysis”, in Christian Brockmann, Daniel Deckers, Lutz Koch, Stefano Valente, editors, Handschriften- und Textforschung heute. Zur Überlieferung der griechischen Literatur: Festschrift für Dieter Harlfinger aus Anlass seines 70. Geburtstages, Wiesbaden, page 172Synonyms: ezh
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nounSynonym of ezh, the letter Ʒ, ʒ.
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long z. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20z
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“long z.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20z. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long z,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20z.
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