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Italian word
meme
meme (internet meme, funny image/video)
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meme
meme (internet meme, or Dawkins' unit of cultural transmission)
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A direct loanword used only in the internet context. Plural is invariable: 'i meme' (not 'i memes'). Pronunciation in Italian often follows English: /miːm/. The Dawkins biological/cultural meaning is rarely discussed in Italian.
To say "meme (internet meme, or Dawkins' unit of cultural transmission)" in Italian:
N/A — direct loanword
"meme" in English means:
meme (internet meme, funny image/video)
Example
"Ha condiviso un meme divertente nel gruppo WhatsApp."
"He shared a funny meme in the WhatsApp group."
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