English Explanatory Dictionary

inception

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
  2. A layering, nesting, or recursion of something within itself.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/ En-us-inception.ogg en-au-inception.ogg

Word forms

inception inceptions

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin inceptiō, from inceptus, perfect passive participle of incipiō (“to begin”). The layering sense derives from the 2010 science fiction film Inception, in which a team of people infiltrate someone’s subconscious mind, proceeding through several layers of dreams with the goal of causing someone to incept an idea.

Related words

incept inceptive inceptual incipient the get-go

Derived words

-ception inceptional partial discharge inception voltage
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