-ception

English Etymology 1 Back-formed from words such as en nociception and en proprioception. Suffix en medicine Neural reception. Derived terms en medicine Etymology 2 en ine-pro *kap- seize en inception coined with reference to the 2010 science fiction Inception film of the same title, the plot of which involves a team of people infiltrating someone's subconscious mind, proceeding through several layers of dreams in the process. Suffix noun-forming suffixes en slang en slang Combined with a noun to indicate a layering, nesting, or recursion of the referent. en Timothy Morrise Reviewer previews his top picks for fall movie season http://suu.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/documents/2012/09/10/10_Sept_12.pdf University Journal 10 September 2012 6 Adapted from David Mitchell's novel of the same name, Cloud Atlas is a story-ception; a post apocalyptic campfire story about a guy watching a movie in which someone reads a novel whose main character follows a series of letters. https://web.archive.org/web/20250125094641/https://suu.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/documents/2012/09/10/10_Sept_12.pdf 2012, Maura Breen, "Latest play presents challenge for actors", Tan & Cardinal (Otterbein University), Volume 94, Issue 5, 26 September 2012, page 4 (image caption): Playception: Each actor must portray a character playing another character. en 2013 Kelly Herman Foodception: A Review http://issuu.com/whpinc/docs/campustalk-november_2013 Campus Talk November 2013 9 Seen any horrendous foodceptions you just can't wrap your head around (like pasta burritos)? en Derived terms en slang Anagrams en ceinopt entopic nepotic piconet