"zhee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʒiː/ Forms: zhees [plural]
enPR: zhē Etymology: From Pitman zee, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. Head templates: {{en-noun}} zhee (plural zhees)
  1. The letter for the zh sound /ʒ/ in Pitman shorthand. Related terms: ish, ezh, the name of the IPA letter for this sound
    Sense id: en-zhee-en-noun-nAmNE~-h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zhees",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The letter for the zh sound /ʒ/ in Pitman shorthand."
      ],
      "id": "en-zhee-en-noun-nAmNE~-h",
      "links": [
        [
          "Pitman shorthand",
          "Pitman shorthand"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ish"
        },
        {
          "word": "ezh"
        },
        {
          "word": "the name of the IPA letter for this sound"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "zhē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zhee"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From Pitman zee, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zhees",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "zhee (plural zhees)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ish"
    },
    {
      "word": "ezh"
    },
    {
      "word": "the name of the IPA letter for this sound"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The letter for the zh sound /ʒ/ in Pitman shorthand."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pitman shorthand",
          "Pitman shorthand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "zhē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zhee"
}

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