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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
zad
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of zed (“letter Z”).

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of daad (“Arabic letter ض”).

noun

A militant open-air demonstration in the form of a defended squat.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French ZAD, short for zone à défendre (“zone to defend”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

zads (plural)

Questions

What does zad mean?
Obsolete form of zed (“letter Z”).
Where does zad come from?
Borrowed from French ZAD, short for zone à défendre (“zone to defend”).

How to pronounce zad

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