HyperDic: meme

English > 1 sense of the word meme:
NOUNcognitionmemea 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)
English > meme: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA 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).
Example"memes are the cultural counterpart of genes"
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Broaderacculturation, cultureAll the knowledge and values shared by a society
Spanishmeme
Catalanmeme, mem

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