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What Does Meme Mean?

A โ€˜memeโ€™ is an element such as videos, texts, and photos that are found to be humorous and passed from person to person for mutual enjoyment. In todayโ€™s time, they are most commonly captioned photos that get passed around the internet.

Origin of Meme

โ€˜Memeโ€™ is actually an abbreviated version of the Greek word โ€˜mimemeโ€™. Thatโ€™s definition is something that is imitated.

In 1976 author Richard Dawkins created the word โ€˜memeโ€™ and used it in his book called โ€˜The Selfish Geneโ€™. The term meme (from the Greek mimema, meaning โ€œimitatedโ€)

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