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zero prefix

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
ze-ro pre-fix
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage

noun

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).

Etymology

From zero + prefix.

Usage

Inflected Forms

zero prefixes (plural)

Phrases

∅-

Frequently Paired Words

∅- zero suffix

Synonyms

null prefix

Questions

What does zero prefix mean?
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.
Where does zero prefix come from?
From zero + prefix.

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