Definition of Meme

1. Noun. A cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation). "Memes are the cultural counterpart of genes"

Generic synonyms: Acculturation, Culture
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology

Definition of Meme

1. Noun. (philosophy) Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. ¹

2. Noun. (philosophy) A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics). ¹

3. Noun. (Internet slang) A quiz or survey that is copied from one webpage or online journal to another, each participant filling in his or her personal answers. ¹

4. Noun. (Internet slang) A thought, idea, joke, or concept that spreads online, often virally. Can be in the form of an image, a video, an email, an animation, or music. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meme

1. an idea or practice that spreads from person to person [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meme

membranous wall of trachea
membranously
membre
membres
membrification
membrum
membrum inferius
membrum superius
memcapacitance
memcapacitances
memcapacitive
memcapacitor
memcapacitors
meme (current term)
meme pool
memelike
memento
memento mori
mementoes
mementos
memeplex
memeplexes
memes
memetic
memetic algorithm
memetic engineering
memetics
memex

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