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Meaning of ze in English:

ze

pronoun

third person singular

  • Used instead of ‘he’ or ‘she’ to refer to a person of unspecified or non-binary gender previously mentioned or easily identified.

    ‘I understood exactly what ze meant’

Origin

Mid 19th century (in an isolated use): from Z (chosen as representing a sound not used in other pronouns) + -e as in he or she.

Pronunciation

ze

/ziː/