minimal pair

English - Turkish

Definition of minimal pair in English Turkish dictionary: en küçük çift; Sesteş kelimeler; (Dilbilim) yalın çift; (Dilbilim) tek-ayrımlı çift; (Dilbilim) az ayrımlı çift

English - English

Definition of minimal pair in English English dictionary: A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme
beach and bitch and bun and ban are examples of minimal pairs.; Two linguistic units that differ in a single distinctive feature or constituent (as voice in the initial consonants of bat and pat)
minimal pairs: plural form of minimal pair
near-minimal pair: A pair of words differing by a few (but more than one) phonetic segments or suprasegments, used to suggest a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme may be valid

minimal pair

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min·i·mal pair

mînımıl per

/ˈmənəməl ˈper/ /ˈmɪnəməl ˈpɛr/

() minimal + pair

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