English Explanatory Dictionary

mimeme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of mimetic information.

Word forms

mimeme mimemes

Etymology

Anglicized as if from a noun derived from Ancient Greek μῑμέομαι (mīméomai) with the deverbal suffix -μα (-ma), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitation, copy”). By surface analysis, mime + -eme.

Derived words

meme
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