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z | um |

As a letter z

is the letter z with a.

As a preposition um is

around, about (sometimes in combination with bi).

As an adverb um is

around, about.

As a conjunction um is

in order to.

z

Translingual

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Letter

  • The twenty-sixth letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * Greek .

    Symbol

    (Voiced alveolar fricative) (head)
    • f \left ( x , y , z \right ) = \sin x + \cos y + \tan z
    • x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1
    • \left \Vert z \right \Vert = z \cdot \bar z
    • P[Z > z] = 1 - P[Z < z] = 1 - \Phi(z)
  • Quantity along the third axis in a three-dimensional system, vertical when applicable.
  • voiced alveolar fricative

    • Derived terms

    ; Prefix zepto- * (zA) * (zcd) * (zK) * (zkg) * (zm) * (zmol) * (zs) * (zBq) * (zC) * (zF) * (zGy) * (zH) * (zHz) * (zJ) * (zkat) * (zlm) * (zlx) * (zN) * * (zPa) * (zrad) * (zS) * (zSv) * (zsr) * (zT) * (zV) * (zW) * (zWb)

    See also

    {{Letter , page=Z , NATO=Zulu , Morse=––·· , Character=Z , Braille=? }} Image:Latin Z.png, Capital and lowercase versions of Z , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter Z.png, Uppercase and lowercase Z in Fraktur ----

    um

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) um, from (etyl) um, . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (chiefly, American) Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
    • Um , I don’t know.
    Let’s see... um ... how about this?
  • (chiefly, American)
  • *1963 , (Kurt Vonnegut), Cat's Cradle , Dell Publishing Co., Inc., p. 65:
  • *:"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.
  • *:"Um ," I said.

    • Verb

    (umm)
  • To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.

    • Etymology 3

    A Latin-script rendering of .

    Noun

    (um)

    • Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----