"-ception" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From the 2010 science fiction film Inception, in which a team of people infiltrate someone’s subconscious mind, proceeding through several layers of dreams. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}} Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ception, {{en-suffix}} -ception
  1. (slang) Combined with a noun to indicate a layering, nesting, or recursion of the thing in question. Wikipedia link: Inception Tags: morpheme, slang
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