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Noun Concept

Categories: Philosophy of science, Concepts in the philosophy of science, Metaphysics of mind, Concepts in epistemology, Memes

meme Anti-meme Disease meme Evolution of an idea Idea virus

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) WordNet 3.0

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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) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. Wikipedia

Term referring to a unit of cultural information transferable from one mind to another. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Idea, behavior or style that spreads within a culture Wikidata

A cultural item or idea that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the propagation of biological genes. OmegaWiki

Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. Wiktionary

Unit of cultural information. Wiktionary (translation)

Memes are the cultural counterpart of genes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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