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memetics

UK/mɛˈmɛtɪks/US/məˈmɛtɪks/

memetics noun: the study of memes and their social and cultural effects.

Noun

memetics (uncountable)

  1. The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.
  2. The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a medium, often via a form of sensory input, in a manner comparable to a virus.

Origin of memetics

Blend of meme + genetics.

Words formed from memetics

Questions about memetics

What does memetics mean?
Memetics means the study of memes and their social and cultural effects.
What part of speech is memetics?
Memetics is a noun.
How do you pronounce memetics?
Memetics is pronounced /mɛˈmɛtɪks/ (UK).

Words near memetics in the dictionary

  1. memetic warfare
  2. memetical
  3. memetically
  4. memeticist
  5. memeticists
  6. memetics
  7. memetist
  8. memetists
  9. memeverse
  10. memeworthy
  11. memex

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