Meanings
plural zero prefixes
- UKcommunicationsThe digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is substituted for the country code in the event of international calls.
- human sciencesA 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 & antonyms
nounA 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
Cite this entry
zero prefix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zero%20prefix
“zero prefix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zero%20prefix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zero prefix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zero%20prefix.
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