A
Meme
is an
idea, behavior, or style that becomes a fad and spreads by means of imitation from
person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A
meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another
through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept
regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.
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