"mème" meaning in All languages combined

See mème on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /mɛm/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-mème.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-mème.wav [Switzerland], LL-Q150 (fra)-Simon Villeneuve-mème.wav [Canada] Forms: mèmes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English meme, shortened from mimeme, coined from Ancient Greek μῑμέομαι (mīméomai). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|en|meme|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English meme, {{bor+|fr|en|meme}} Borrowed from English meme, {{der|fr|grc|μῑμέομαι}} Ancient Greek μῑμέομαι (mīméomai) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mème m (plural mèmes)
  1. meme (unit of cultural information) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mème-fr-noun-gBA2ldNW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (Internet memes, slang) meme Tags: masculine, slang Categories (topical): Internet memes
    Sense id: en-mème-fr-noun-ooqcpj6E Disambiguation of Internet memes: 43 57

Inflected forms

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