English Explanatory Dictionary

memetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/mɛˈmɛtɪks/ /məˈmɛtɪks/

Word forms

memetics

Etymology

Blend of meme + genetics.

Derived words

memeticist phylomemetics
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