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zero suffixes

zero suffixes is the plural of zero suffix.

Meaning of zero suffix

Noun

zero suffix (plural zero suffixes)

  1. A suffix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a suffix 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 suffix to the point that it is inaudible).
    Synonyms:
    null suffix

Questions about zero suffixes

What is zero suffixes the plural of?
Zero suffixes is the plural of zero suffix.

Words near zero suffixes in the dictionary

  1. zero rating
  2. zero ring
  3. zero shadow day
  4. zero station
  5. zero suffix
  6. zero suffixes
  7. zero tensor
  8. zero tensors
  9. zero tolerance
  10. zero vector
  11. zero vectors

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