Minimal-pair Definition

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.

"beach and bitch" and "bun and ban" are examples of minimal pairs.
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Noun

Singular:
minimal-pair
Plural:
minimal-pairs

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Words Starting With

MMIMIN

Words Ending With

RIRAIR

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Words Starting With M and Ending With R

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