"memetics" meaning in English

See memetics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɛˈmɛtɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈmɛtɪks/ [General-American]
Etymology: Blend of meme + genetics. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|meme|genetics}} Blend of meme + genetics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} memetics (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The study of memes and their social and cultural effects. Tags: uncountable Translations (study of memes): memètica [feminine] (Catalan), 模因學 /模因学 (móyīnxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 模因論 /模因论 (móyīnlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), memetika [feminine] (Czech), memetiikka (Finnish), mémétique [feminine] (French), Memetik [feminine] (German), memetiko (Ido), ミーム学 (mīmugaku) (Japanese), memetyka [feminine] (Polish), memética [feminine] (Portuguese), меме́тика (memétika) [feminine] (Russian), memética [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-memetics-en-noun-2OWf-MLw Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 47 53 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'study of memes': 78 22
  2. (Science Fiction) The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a mediumn, often via a form of sensory input, in a manner comparable to a virus. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-memetics-en-noun-YcIQLjG8 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ics, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ics: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: memeticist, phylomemetics
Categories (other): Memetics Disambiguation of Memetics: 0 0
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "mīmugaku",
          "sense": "study of memes",
          "word": "ミーム学"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "study of memes",
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          "word": "memetyka"
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          "code": "pt",
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          ],
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          "sense": "study of memes",
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          ],
          "word": "меме́тика"
        },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "study of memes",
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      "sense": "study of memes",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "study of memes",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "memetika"
    },
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "word": "memetiikka"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mémétique"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "study of memes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Memetik"
    },
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      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "word": "memetiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "roman": "mīmugaku",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "word": "ミーム学"
    },
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "memetyka"
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "memética"
    },
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      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "memétika",
      "sense": "study of memes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "sense": "study of memes",
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}

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