chereme: Meaning and Definition of

cher•eme

Pronunciation: (ker'ēm), [key]
— n. Ling.
  1. any of a small set of elements, analogous to the phoneme in speech, proposed as the basic structural units by which the signs of a sign language are represented, and including the handshapes, hand movements, and locations of the hands in relation to the body employed in a particular sign language. Cf. allocher.
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