Ling.
a pair of words, as pin and bin, or bet and bed, differing only by one sound in the same position in each word, esp. when such a pair is taken as evidence for the existence of a phonemic contrast between the two sounds.
[ 1940-45 ]
Ling.
a pair of words, as pin and bin, or bet and bed, differing only by one sound in the same position in each word, esp. when such a pair is taken as evidence for the existence of a phonemic contrast between the two sounds.
[ 1940-45 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012