chereme

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪəɹiːm/
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Noun

chereme (plural cheremes)

  1. (linguistics) A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme.

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