"near-minimal pair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: near-minimal pairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=near-minimal pair}} near-minimal pair (plural near-minimal pairs)
  1. (phonology) 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. Categories (topical): Phonology Synonyms: near minimal pair
    Sense id: en-near-minimal_pair-en-noun-yYDCz9zl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

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