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zero prefix

zero prefix noun: the digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is substituted for the country code in the event of international calls.

Noun

zero prefix (plural zero prefixes)

  1. (UK) The digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is substituted for the country code in the event of international calls.
  2. A prefix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a prefix where one might otherwise be expected (for example, as one of several inflections that a stem can take, or the reduction of a historically vocalised prefix to the point that it is inaudible).
    Synonyms:
    null prefix

Synonyms of zero prefix

Forms of zero prefix

pluralzero prefixes

Origin of zero prefix

From zero + prefix.

Questions about zero prefix

What does zero prefix mean?
Zero prefix means the digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is substituted for the country code in the event of international calls.
What part of speech is zero prefix?
Zero prefix is a noun.
What is the plural of zero prefix?
The plural of zero prefix is zero prefixes.

Words near zero prefix in the dictionary

  1. zero periods
  2. zero point
  3. zero points
  4. zero population growth
  5. zero population growths
  6. zero prefix
  7. zero prefixes
  8. zero rate
  9. zero rated
  10. zero rates
  11. zero rating

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