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    meme
    /mēm/

    noun

    1. A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

    2. Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

    3. A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).

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