Usually means: Words differing by one sound.
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  1. minimal pair: Merriam-Webster
  2. minimal pair: Collins English Dictionary
  3. minimal pair: Wiktionary
  4. minimal pair: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. minimal pair: Dictionary.com
  6. Minimal pair: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. minimal pair: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (minimal pair)

noun:  (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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