ALL meanings of chereme
cher·eme
C c - noun chereme (linguistics, dated) A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme. 1
- noun chereme 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. 1