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zed
noun
    1. The name of the letter Z. N Amer equivalent zee.
    2. slang
      Sleep.
      Form: zeds
Idiom: catch some zeds
    slang
    To get some sleep.
Etymology: 15c: from French zède, from Greek zeta; sense 2 derives from the use of zzz to represent (in cartoons, etc) the sound of someone sleeping. Compare zizz.



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