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noun
In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Indo-European linguistics
Synonyms: vanishing grade
Antonyms: none provided
History
From zero + grade, as in gradation (“apophony”). Possibly after German Nullstufe.
Across languages
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