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minimal pair
Noun
Japanese Meaning
音韻論において、単語の二つの形のうち、一つの音（音素や声調、リズム的要素など）のみに違いがあり、その違いにより意味の区別が可能であることを示すために用いられる語対。また、日本語では「最小対」とも呼ばれる。
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(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.
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In our phonology seminar, the instructor used a minimal pair like 'sip' and 'zip' to show how a single phonetic change can create different words.
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In our phonology seminar, the instructor used a minimal pair like 'sip' and 'zip' to show how a single phonetic change can create different words.
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