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      meme
      /mēm/

      noun

      1. A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

      2. Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

      3. A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).

      The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik