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Meaning of "memetics" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEMETICS

memetics  [miːˈmɛtɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEMETICS

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Memetics is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEMETICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Memetics

Memetics is a theory of mental content based on an analogy with Darwinian evolution, originating from the popularization of Richard Dawkins' 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Proponents describe memetics as an approach to evolutionary models of cultural information transfer. The meme, analogous to a gene, was conceived as a "unit of culture" which is "hosted" in the minds of one or more individuals, and which can reproduce itself, thereby jumping from mind to mind. Thus what would otherwise be regarded as one individual influencing another to adopt a belief is seen as an idea-replicator reproducing itself in a new host. As with genetics, particularly under a Dawkinsian interpretation, a meme's success may be due to its contribution to the effectiveness of its host. Memetics is also notable for sidestepping the traditional concern with the truth of ideas and beliefs. Instead, it is interested in their success. The Usenet newsgroup alt.memetics started in 1993 with peak posting years in the mid to late 1990s. The Journal of Memetics was published electronically from 1997 to 2005.

Definition of memetics in the English dictionary

The definition of memetics in the dictionary is the study of memes and their transmission through generations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEMETICS


aesthetics
iːsˈθɛtɪks
anaesthetics
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪks
apologetics
əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks
athletics
æθˈlɛtɪks
bioenergetics
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks
cybernetics
ˌsaɪbəˈnɛtɪks
cytogenetics
ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
dietetics
ˌdaɪɪˈtɛtɪks
electromagnetics
ɪˌlɛktrəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪks
energetics
ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks
epigenetics
ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
esthetics
ɪsˈθɛtɪks
genetics
dʒɪˈnɛtɪks
immunogenetics
ˌɪmjʊnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
kinetics
kɪˈnɛtɪks
magnetics
mæɡˈnɛtɪks
pharmacokinetics
ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks
phonetics
fəˈnɛtɪks
poetics
pəʊˈɛtɪks
prosthetics
prɒsˈθɛtɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEMETICS

membrane bone
membrane transport
membraned
membraneous
membranous
membranously
meme
Memel
memento
memento mori
Memlinc
Memling
Memnon
Memnonian
memo
memo pad
memoir
memoirism
memoirist
memoirs

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEMETICS

acoustic phonetics
aerodonetics
articulatory phonetics
auditory phonetics
biogenetics
biomagnetics
Callanetics
cosmetics
cyberathletics
electrokinetics
exegetics
geodetics
hydrokinetics
hydromagnetics
mathematics
molecular genetics
nutrigenetics
phenetics
theoretics
track and field athletics
track athletics

Synonyms and antonyms of memetics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «memetics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEMETICS

Find out the translation of memetics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of memetics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «memetics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

模因论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

memética
570 millions of speakers

English

memetics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Memetics
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

memetics
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меметика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

memética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

memetics
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mémétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memetik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Memetik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミーム学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

memetics
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Memetika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

memetics
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிந்தனையொற்றுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेमेटिक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memetik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

memetica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

memetyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Меметика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

memeticii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μιμιδικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

memetics
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

memetik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

memetiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of memetics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMETICS»

The term «memetics» is normally little used and occupies the 112.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMETICS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «memetics» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «memetics» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about memetics

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEMETICS»

Discover the use of memetics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to memetics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Memetics: Memes and the Science of Cultural Evolution
This book covers the basic concepts of memetics, giving an overview of its history, development, applications and the controversy that has been associated with it.
Tim Tyler, 2011
2
The Memetics of Music: A Neo-Darwinian View of Musical ...
In contrast to the two points of view normally adopted in music theory and analysis - namely those of the listener and the composer - the purpose of this book is to argue for a distinct and illuminating third perspective.
Steven B. Jan, 2007
3
Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science
Darwinizing culture: the status of memetics as a science pits leading intellectuals, (both supporters and opponents of meme theory), against each other to battle it out, in this, the first debate over 'memes'.
Robert Aunger, 2000
4
Darwinian Creativity and Memetics
Whereas the two approaches are usually defended or criticized on the basis that they are dangerous for our vision of ourselves, this book takes a different perspective: it questions the acuteness of these approaches.
Maria Kronfeldner, 2011
5
Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
In Virus of the Mind, Richard Brodie carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives.
Richard Brodie, 2009
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The Brain: Fuzzy Arithmetic to Quantum Computing
6.6 How Memes Spread Several attempts have been made to provide the new science of memetics with a mathematical framework for modeling the spread of memes. The Journal of Memetics (http://iom-emit.cfpm.org/all.html). an electronic  ...
Armando Freitas da Rocha, Eduardo Massad, Eduardo Massad (Professor.), 2005
7
Memetics: Aaron Lynch, Conscious Robots, Cultural Group ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
8
Reorienting Economics
Memes. and. memetics. Still there is undeniably, at present, a wish on the part of some economists to be seen to be abreast of state-of-the art science, or of branches of it most recently in fashion. Now as it happens there appears to be a ...
Tony Lawson, 2003
9
Articles on Memetics, Including: Daniel Dennett, Hugo de ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Postmodern Public Policy
Confronts the challenge presented to traditional public policy by postmodern thought.
Hugh T. Miller, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEMETICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term memetics is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Day the Moon Exploded
Everything he has written is a heady mix of half a dozen complex ideas: cryptography, currency, philosophy, the history of science, memetics, ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jun 15»
2
Decoding The Tequila Meme
The concept of memes and memetics has evolved much beyond Richard Dawkins' original thought likening it to the selfish gene. Memes as ... «Huffington Post India, Jun 15»
3
Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media …
“I spent a lot of time traveling, reading BoingBoing and books about memetics. Around the same time, a friend told me that he saw me as a ... «Times Higher Education, Jun 15»
4
Where the Truth Wanders
(It did not take particularly long for the memetics of Godwin's Law to be made manifest in post-Euromaidan Ukraine.) The separatist Education ... «American Spectator, May 15»
5
Black-ish: “Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell”
I'll never know why some people are in love with that idea, given that it so often feels rooted in memetics rather than personal experience, much ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, May 15»
6
Israeli researchers compile census of Internet memes
(Memetics, the study of memes, comes straight from evolutionary biology: Successful memes, like successful organisms, need to reproduce on ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
7
The hidden biases of internet memes
(Memetics, the study of memes, comes straight from evolutionary biology: Successful memes, like successful organisms, need to reproduce on ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
8
Your View: Antivaxxers will only succumb to educated public
Sadly, by 2005, the Journal Memetics, the peer-reviewed forum for scholarly articles, published its last issue. The metaphorical merit of the ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Mar 15»
9
The Indian Economy Finds its Footing
... very clear,” says Kaustubh Dhargalkar, associate dean and head of Innowe, the Center for Innovation and Memetics at WE School. “It spells ... «Little India, Mar 15»
10
The case against academic boycotts of Israel
... Tacitness, Memetics, and Jewish Trait”). Yet, troublingly, he sees the antisemitism question as central, and criticizes those who focus “instead ... «Jewish Journal, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Memetics [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/memetics>. Apr 2024 ».
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