memetics

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memetics

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Etymology

Blend of meme +‎ genetics.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɛˈmɛtɪks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈmɛtɪks/

Noun

memetics (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.
2. (Science Fiction) The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a mediumn, often via a form of sensory input, in a manner comparable to a virus.

Derived terms

• memeticist
• phylomemetics

Translations

study of memes

Catalan: memètica f Chinese: Mandarin: 模因學 / 模因学 (móyīnxué), 模因論 / 模因论 (móyīnlùn) Czech: memetika f Finnish: memetiikka French: mémétique (fr) f German: Memetik f Ido: memetiko Japanese: ミーム学 (mīmugaku) Polish: memetyka (pl) f Portuguese: memética (pt) f Russian: меме́тика (ru) f (memétika) Spanish: memética (es) f