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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teme

/tiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
teme
IPA
/tiːm/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.

name

A river which rises in Powys, Wales, before entering England, flowing through Shropshire, Herefordshire, for a short distance, and Worcestershire, and joining the River Severn south of Worcester.

name

A minor river in Marlborough, New Zealand, which flows into the (Marlborough) Avon River.

Etymology

Blend of technological + meme; introduced by Susan Blackmore in 2008.

Inflected Forms

temes (plural)

Phrases

Clifton upon Teme Knighton on Teme Stanford on Teme

Homonyms

teem

Questions

How do you pronounce teme?
The recorded pronunciation is /tiːm/.
What does teme mean?
A meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.
Where does teme come from?
Blend of technological + meme; introduced by Susan Blackmore in 2008.

How to pronounce teme

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