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teme

/tiːm/

teme noun: a meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.

Noun

teme (plural temes)

  1. A meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.

Proper noun capitalized: Teme

Teme

  1. A river which rises in Powys, Wales, before entering England, flowing through Shropshire, Herefordshire, for a short distance, and Worcestershire, and joining the River Severn south of Worcester.
  2. A minor river in Marlborough, New Zealand, which flows into the (Marlborough) Avon River.

Forms of teme

pluraltemes

Origin of teme

Blend of technological + meme; introduced by Susan Blackmore in 2008.

From the same base of many other rivers in England; see the cognates listed at Thames.

Words formed from teme

Questions about teme

What does teme mean?
Teme means a meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.
What part of speech is teme?
Teme can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce teme?
Teme is pronounced /tiːm/.
What is the plural of teme?
The plural of teme is temes.

Words near teme in the dictionary

  1. temblores
  2. temblors
  3. tembotrione
  4. Tembu
  5. Tembus
  6. teme
  7. Temecula
  8. TEMED
  9. temefos
  10. temelastine
  11. Temelec

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