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Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274..

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Recognizance :: Recognizance (n.) An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal..

Crackle :: Crackle (n.) A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle..

Blank :: Blank (n.) A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated.

Razure :: Razure (n.) The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See Rasure..

Mazy :: Mazy (a.) Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, mazy error..

Zealotical :: Zealotical (a.) Like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous..

Heracleonite :: Heracleonite (n.) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church..

Temporizing :: Temporizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Temporiz.

Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like..

Legitimizing :: Legitimizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Legitimiz.

Prize :: Prize (n.) A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever..

Judaization :: Judaization (n.) The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual.

Orient :: Orient (n.) The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

Denizen :: Denizen (v. t.) To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.

Dastardized :: Dastardized (imp. & p. p.) of Dastardiz.

Crozier :: Crozier (n.) See Crosier.

Get :: Get (v. t.) To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson..

Quackish :: Quackish (a.) Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery.

Individual :: Individual (n.) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal..

Bronze :: Bronze (a.) A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze..