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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Problem with latin roots is that the root words don't really get used anymore, meanwhile the individual characters that compose Chinese words are still used and taught to this day.

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

True, English is kind of a monstrosity that blends in words from pretty much anywhere with no consistency to hold it all together.

But this word does have a classical root, and many scientific terms at least try to use a semblance of Latin and Greek structure in them (although they are very loose with the rules as well).