"Z" meaning in Latin

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "𐌆",
        "sc": "Ital",
        "tr": "z"
      },
      "expansion": "𐌆 (z)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-ola",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Latin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Ζ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "zeta"
      },
      "expansion": "Ζ (Z, “zeta”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "S"
      },
      "expansion": "S",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "SS"
      },
      "expansion": "SS",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "Z"
      },
      "expansion": "Z",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "S"
      },
      "expansion": "S",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prevocalic"
      },
      "expansion": "prevocalic",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "di"
      },
      "expansion": "di",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The letter descended from the Old Italic letter 𐌆 (z) in the Old Latin period, but had long fell into native disuse by the Classical period, when it came back into use, transcribing the Ancient Greek letter Ζ (Z, “zeta”), which had formerly been transcribed S in initial position and SS in medial position. In writings of the Late Latin period, Z frequently takes the place of S and in the third and fourth centuries often represented word-initial prevocalic di.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "z",
      "tags": [
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "10": "",
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        "3": "upper case",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "Z",
        "7": "lower case",
        "8": "z",
        "9": "",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
      "expansion": "Z (upper case, lower case z)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "lower": "z",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "upper": "Z"
      },
      "expansion": "Z (upper case, lower case z)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Terms with redundant script codes",
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          ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The twenty-third letter of the Classical Latin alphabet, called zēta."
      ],
      "id": "en-Z-la-character-GFbNj9~4",
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Latin",
          "w:Classical Latin"
        ],
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          "zēta",
          "zeta#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "letter",
        "uppercase"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Late Latin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/z/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[z̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡z/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪͡z̪]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Z"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "𐌆",
        "sc": "Ital",
        "tr": "z"
      },
      "expansion": "𐌆 (z)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-ola",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Latin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Ζ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "zeta"
      },
      "expansion": "Ζ (Z, “zeta”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "S"
      },
      "expansion": "S",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "SS"
      },
      "expansion": "SS",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "Z"
      },
      "expansion": "Z",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "S"
      },
      "expansion": "S",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prevocalic"
      },
      "expansion": "prevocalic",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "",
        "3": "di"
      },
      "expansion": "di",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The letter descended from the Old Italic letter 𐌆 (z) in the Old Latin period, but had long fell into native disuse by the Classical period, when it came back into use, transcribing the Ancient Greek letter Ζ (Z, “zeta”), which had formerly been transcribed S in initial position and SS in medial position. In writings of the Late Latin period, Z frequently takes the place of S and in the third and fourth centuries often represented word-initial prevocalic di.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "z",
      "tags": [
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "10": "",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "upper case",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "Z",
        "7": "lower case",
        "8": "z",
        "9": "",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
      "expansion": "Z (upper case, lower case z)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "lower": "z",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "upper": "Z"
      },
      "expansion": "Z (upper case, lower case z)",
      "name": "la-letter"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin letters",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Old Latin",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with redundant script codes",
        "Translingual terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The twenty-third letter of the Classical Latin alphabet, called zēta."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Latin",
          "w:Classical Latin"
        ],
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          "zēta",
          "zeta#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "letter",
        "uppercase"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Late Latin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/z/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[z̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡z/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪͡z̪]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Z"
}