"memetic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /məˈmɛtɪk/, /mɪˈmɛtɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-memetic.wav Forms: more memetic [comparative], most memetic [superlative]
Etymology: From meme + -etic, by analogy with gene → genetic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meme|etic}} meme + -etic Head templates: {{en-adj}} memetic (comparative more memetic, superlative most memetic)
  1. Of, being, containing, or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts. Categories (topical): Memetics Derived forms: antimemetic, memetic algorithm, memetic computing, memetic engineering, memetic hazard, memetic kill agent, memetics, memetic warfare Related terms: mimetic Translations (pertaining to memes, replication of concepts): memeettinen (Finnish), mémétique (French), memetisch (German), memetico (Italian), mimèticu (Sicilian)
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