Chereme

//ˈkɪəɹiːm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -eme, by analogy with phoneme.

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