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zero prefixes

zero prefixes is the plural of zero prefix.

Meaning of zero prefix

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

Questions about zero prefixes

What is zero prefixes the plural of?
Zero prefixes is the plural of zero prefix.

Words near zero prefixes in the dictionary

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

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