zero prefix
zero prefix · zero prefixes
The digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is…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.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
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).
Origin
From zero + prefix.From zero + prefix.
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Forms
plural: zero prefixes| Singular | zero prefix |
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regular