mem — meaning in English

English meaning

• mem noun The thirteenth letter of several Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic.
• meme noun An image, video, or piece of text — often humorous — that spreads rapidly online, frequently with variations added by different users.

Senses

mem is used for these senses in English:

• mem The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

meme — full definition

1. noun An image, video, or piece of text — often humorous — that spreads rapidly online, frequently with variations added by different users.
2. noun An idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture, similar to how genes spread biologically.
3. verb To create, share, or joke around using memes.
4. noun An image, video, piece of text or idea, typically humorous, that is copied and spread rapidly online, often with slight variations added by each person who shares it.