"memeticist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: memeticists [plural]
Etymology: From memetics + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|memetics|ist}} memetics + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} memeticist (plural memeticists)
  1. A person who studies memetics or memes.

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