Definition of Memetics

1. Noun. (philosophy) The study of memes and their social and cultural effects. ¹

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Definition of Memetics

1. the study of memes and their effects [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Memetics

memcapacitor
memcapacitors
meme
meme pool
memelike
memento
memento mori
mementoes
mementos
memeplex
memeplexes
memes
memetic
memetic algorithm
memetic engineering
memetics (current term)
memex
memimpedance
meminductive
meminductor
meminductors
meminna
meminnas
memo
memocide
memocides
memoed
memoing
memoir
memoirish

Literary usage of Memetics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"memetics is but the more recent example in this respect. ... The formalism of memetics reminds many of us of formal languages, as well as of the shorthand ..."

2. Expertise in Design: Design Thinking Rresearh Symposium 6 by Yusuf Pisan, Nigel Cross, Ernest A. Edmonds (2003)
"A theory buzzing through the social sciences-memetics-talks of certain 'killer' ideas that take on a life of their own, using people as carriers rather than ..."

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