chereme
[ ker-eem ]
nounLinguistics.
any of a small set of elements, analogous to phonemes in speech, proposed as the basic structural units by which the signs of a sign language are represented, and including the handshape, hand movements, and locations of the hands in relation to the body as used in a particular sign language.
Origin of chereme
1Other words from chereme
- che·re·mic [kuh-ree-mik, ke-], /kəˈri mɪk, kɛ-/, adjective
- Compare allocher.
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