near minimal pair

A form of 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.

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Meanings

nounnear minimal pair (plural near minimal pairs)

plural near minimal pairs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of near-minimal pair
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