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meme (mēm)

noun

a unit of cultural information, as a concept, belief, or practice, that spreads from person to person in a way analogous to the transmission of genes

Etymology: short for mimeme: both coined by R. Dawkins (1941-), Brit biologist ? < mimesis + -eme

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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