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Definition of Minimal pair
1. Noun. (linguistics) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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1. Noun. (linguistics) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com