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Who coined the word 'meme'? Answer with the surname only.

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Dawkins
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content.time.com, academic.oup.com, ap news, https://apnews.com/article/2e31e2347d1045babf1229fe210dddf5 (states the term was coined by richard dawkins), apnews.com, dawkins, r. (1976). the selfish gene. oxford university press — chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins introduces and defines the word 'meme'., dawkins, richard, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes'; cross-checked against the oxford english dictionary etymology entry for 'meme'., dawkins, richard. the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coins the word 'meme' there., en.wikipedia.org, richard dawkins coined the term 'meme' in his 1976 book 'the selfish gene' (oxford university press), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', p. 192., richard dawkins coined the term 'meme' in his book the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators'., richard dawkins coined the word 'meme' in his 1976 book 'the selfish gene' (oxford university press), chapter 11, 'memes: the new replicators'., richard dawkins coined the word 'meme' in his 1976 book 'the selfish gene' (oxford university press), chapter 11; also corroborated by the oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', which cites dawkins's 1976 coinage., richard dawkins coined the word 'meme' in his 1976 book the selfish gene (oxford university press), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators'., richard dawkins coined the word 'meme' in his 1976 book the selfish gene (oxford university press), chapter 11, where he introduces it as a unit of cultural transmission by analogy to a gene. this is the widely documented etymology (e.g. oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', n.2, citing dawkins 1976 as the originating source)., richard dawkins, 'the selfish gene' (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined the term 'meme' in this book., richard dawkins, 'the selfish gene' (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined the word 'meme' in this book., richard dawkins, 'the selfish gene' (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins the term 'meme'., richard dawkins, 'the selfish gene' (1976), chapter 11 ('memes: the new replicators'), where dawkins coins the term 'meme', richard dawkins, 'the selfish gene' (1976), oxford university press, chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins the word 'meme', richard dawkins, 'the selfish meme,' time: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,990753,00.html, richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), ch. 11 "memes: the new replicators", where dawkins coins the word meme; also wikipedia, "meme" article, richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined 'meme' there; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', encyclopaedia britannica)., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined the word 'meme' in this book, as widely documented (e.g. oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', and encyclopaedia britannica)., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined the word 'meme' in this book, deriving it from the greek 'mimeme' to describe a unit of cultural transmission., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined the word 'meme' in this book., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coined the term 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins the term 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins introduces and defines the term 'meme'; corroborated by the oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', which credits dawkins as the coiner., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where he coined the term 'meme'; corroborated by oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme' crediting dawkins as coiner., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), chapter 11, where he coined the term 'meme'., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), oxford university press — coined the word 'meme' in chapter 11, richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), oxford university press, chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coined the term 'meme' in this book., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), oxford university press, chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators' — dawkins coins the word 'meme' there, derived from the greek 'mimeme'., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (1976), where he coined 'meme'; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme, richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), ch. 11 'memes: the new replicators', where he coined 'meme'; corroborated by the wikipedia article 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), ch. 11 'memes: the new replicators', which introduces the word 'meme'; corroborated by the wikipedia article 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), ch. 11 'memes: the new replicators'; widely cited as the coinage of 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes', where the word 'meme' is introduced; corroborated by the oxford english dictionary and wikipedia's 'meme' article, which both credit dawkins with coining the term, richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins the term 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins the word 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins coins the word 'meme'., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins introduces and defines the term 'meme'., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where dawkins introduces and defines the word 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where he coined 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11 'memes: the new replicators', where he coins 'meme'; see also the wikipedia entry for 'meme', richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11, where he coined the term 'meme'., richard dawkins, the selfish gene (oxford university press, 1976), chapter 11, where he coins 'meme'; corroborated by the oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', which cites dawkins (1976) as the origin., richard dawkins, time, the selfish meme (1999), https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,990753,00.html; associated press, what is a meme? (2024), https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-dark-brandon-memes-2024-election-2e31e2347d1045babf1229fe210dddf5, richarddawkins.net, wikipedia, "meme" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme): "the word meme itself is a neologism coined by richard dawkins, originating from his 1976 book the selfish gene.", wikipedia, 'meme' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme): "richard dawkins coined the word meme in his 1976 book the selfish gene" (also: "the word meme itself is a neologism coined by richard dawkins, originating from his 1976 book the selfish gene")., wikipedia, 'meme' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme): "the word meme itself is a neologism coined by richard dawkins, originating from his 1976 book the selfish gene.", wikipedia, 'meme' article (citing richard dawkins, the selfish gene, 1976, ch. 11 'memes: the new replicators'); oxford english dictionary entry for 'meme', wikipedia, 'meme' article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme): 'the word was coined by british evolutionary biologist richard dawkins in the selfish gene (1976)', wikipedia, 'meme': 'the word meme itself is a neologism coined by richard dawkins, originating from his 1976 book the selfish gene.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meme, www.dictionary.com, www.theguardian.com, www.wired.com

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    #1929DawdinsdifferedRichard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (Oxford University Press, 1976), chapter 11 'Memes: the new replicators', where the word 'meme' is introduced; consistent with the Oxford English Dictionary and Wikipedia's 'Meme' entry.
    #1067DawkinsRichard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (Oxford University Press, 1976), chapter 11 'Memes: the new replicators', where he coined 'meme'
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