Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memetics

/məˈmɛtɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: memet-ics
IPA: /məˈmɛtɪks/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.

Uncountable

noun

The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a medium, often via a form of sensory input, in a manner comparable to a virus.

Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of meme + genetics.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈmɛtɪks/
British English: /mɛˈmɛtɪks/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

memeticist phylomemetics

Questions

How do you pronounce memetics?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈmɛtɪks/.
What does memetics mean?: The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.
Where does memetics come from?: Blend of meme + genetics.

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