NOUN | cognition | meme | 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) |
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Meaning | 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). | |
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Example | "memes are the cultural counterpart of genes" | |
Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
Broader | acculturation, culture | All the knowledge and values shared by a society |
Spanish | meme | |
Catalan | meme, mem |
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