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Meaning of pâr minimol | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
ˌpaːr ˈmɪnɪmɔl

Definitions

  1. minimal pair
    masculine
  2. Equivalent to 'minimal pair': 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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Examples

“[…] ni ddefnyddir y term 'acen' gan fod y term hwnnw yn gallu cyfeirio at nodwedd prosodig ffonolegol ieithoedd megis y Swedeg a'r Siapaneg sy'n gwahaniaethu parau minimol (minimal pairs)”

[…] not used is the term “accent” as that term can refer to a phonological prosodic feature of languages such as Swedish or Japanese that distinguish minimal pairs

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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