Meme Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of meme noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

meme noun  /miːm/  /miːm/ jump to other results
  1. an idea that is passed from one member of society to another, not in the genes but often by people copying it
    • Other cultures have similar versions of this meme.
    • the political and cultural memes of the 21st century

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  2. an image, a video, a piece of text, etc. that is passed very quickly from one internet user to another, often with slight changes that make it humorous
    • an internet meme/a blog meme
  3. Word Origin1970s: from Greek mimēma ‘that which is imitated’, on the pattern of gene.
See meme in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: meme

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