Lore vs. Meme

Lore vs. Meme — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lore and Meme

Lorenoun

All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

the lore of the Ancient Egyptians

Memenoun

Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

Lorenoun

The backstory created around a fictional universe.

Memenoun

Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quizzes, basic pictures, video templates etc.

Lorenoun

(obsolete) Workmanship.

Memenoun

A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.

it’s a meme degreejogging is a meme
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Lorenoun

(anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Memeverb

To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve something in real life.

to meme into existence

Lorenoun

(anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Memeverb

(internet slang) To joke around.

I thought you guys were just memeing

Lorenoun

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote;

early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend

Memenoun

a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation);

memes are the cultrual counterpart of genes
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