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Meaning of near-minimal pair | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

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

See also

near-native near-rectilinear halo orbit near-ring near-syncope near-synonym near, nearby, close

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