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"word": "最細對立體"
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"code": "de",
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"neuter"
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"code": "el",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "coppia minima"
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"roman": "minimálʹnaja pára",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "минима́льная па́ра"
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"masculine"
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"word": "parell mínim"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "最細對立體"
},
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "最细对立体"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "最小對立體"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "zuìxiǎoduìlìtǐ",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"word": "minimální pár"
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "minimuma paro"
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"feminine"
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"word": "paire minimale"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Minimalpaar"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eláchisto zévgos",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ελάχιστο ζεύγος"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "zug minimali",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "זוג מינימלי"
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "minimális pár"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "minimálpár"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "mágmarkspar"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "péire íosmhéide"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "coppia minima"
},
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"alt": "さいしょうたいりつ",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "choeso daeripssang",
"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"word": "최소 대립쌍"
},
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"code": "gv",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
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"word": "jees sloo"
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
"tags": [
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"word": "минима́льная па́ра"
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"word": "par mínimo"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment",
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"word": "minimalt ordpar"
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"code": "cy",
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