Webster Dictionary Meme

Countable noun a meme is something such as a video picture or phrase that a lot of people send to each other on the internet.

Webster dictionary meme. Just as biological evolution is driven by the survival of the fittest genes in the gene pool cultural evolution may be driven by the most successful memes. Go to the definition of any word on the page just by clicking it. Memes are the cultrual counterpart of genes. Our pronunciation help synonyms usage and grammar tips set the standard.

An idea behavior style or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture memes discrete units of knowledge gossip jokes and so on are to culture what genes are to life. Meme a cultural unit an idea or value or pattern of behavior that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means as by imitation. The image quickly became a meme. Go beyond dictionary lookups with word of the day facts and observations on language lookup trends and wordplay from the editors at merriam webster dictionary.

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