meme
noun/miːm/
/miːm/
- an idea that is passed from one member of society to another, not in the genes but often by people copying it
- Other cultures have similar versions of this meme.
- the political and cultural memes of the 21st century
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- an image, a video, a piece of text, etc. that is passed very quickly from one internet user to another, often with slight changes that make it humorous
- an internet meme/a blog meme
Word Origin1970s: from Greek mimēma ‘that which is imitated’, on the pattern of gene.
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