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zero grade

zero grade is the alternative form of zero-grade.

Meaning of zero-grade

Noun

zero-grade (plural zero-grades)

  1. (Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
    • *bʰr̥- is the zero-grade of the Indo-European root *bʰer- meaning “to carry, bear”.
    Synonyms:
    vanishing grade

Forms of zero grade

pluralzero grades

Questions about zero grade

What is zero grade the alternative form of?
Zero grade is the alternative form of zero-grade.

Words near zero grade in the dictionary

  1. zero fighter
  2. zero fighters
  3. zero fucks given
  4. zero g
  5. zero gee
  6. zero grade
  7. zero grades
  8. zero gravity
  9. zero growth
  10. zero hour
  11. zero hours

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