memetics

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UK/mɛˈmɛtɪks/US/məˈmɛtɪks/

noun

The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.

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Meanings

nounmemetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of memes and their social and cultural effects.
  2. uncountableliteratureThe 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.

Origin

Blend of meme + genetics.

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Translations

Catalan memètica
  • memèticastudy of memes
Chinese Mandarin 模因學 /模因学, 模因論 /模因论
  • 模因學 /模因学 (móyīnxué)study of memes
  • 模因論 /模因论 (móyīnlùn)study of memes
Czech memetika
  • memetikastudy of memes
Finnish memetiikka
  • memetiikkastudy of memes
French mémétique
  • mémétiquestudy of memes
German Memetik
  • Memetikstudy of memes
Japanese ミーム学
  • ミーム学 (mīmugaku)study of memes
Polish memetyka
  • memetykastudy of memes
Portuguese memética
  • meméticastudy of memes
Russian меме́тика
  • меме́тика (memétika)study of memes
Spanish memética
  • meméticastudy of memes
Cite this entry
APA

memetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memetics

MLA

“memetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memetics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “memetics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memetics.

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