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Noun: meme  meem
  1. An image, video or short text (esp. humorous) that is shared and spreads rapidly on the Internet
    "The meme of the distracted boyfriend has been widely shared"
     
  2. (biology) a cultural unit (an idea, value or pattern of behaviour) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
    "memes are the cultural counterpart of genes"

Derived forms: memes

Type of: acculturation, culture

Encyclopedia: Meme, Myanmar