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chereme en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɪəɹiːm/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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cheireme alternative lexicographic
cheremes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cheremic

Relateds

cherology

Translations (6)

pl cherem (basic unit of a sign language) · fi kereemi (basic unit of a sign language) · ru хире́ма (basic unit of a sign language) · vi hiệu vị (basic unit of a sign language) · sv kirem (basic unit of a sign language) · pt querema (basic unit of a sign language)