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Meaning of -ception | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Neural reception.
    morpheme
  2. Combined with a noun to indicate a layering, nesting, or recursion of the referent.
    morpheme, slang

Examples

“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.”
“Playception: Each actor must portray a character playing another character.”
“Seen any horrendous foodceptions you just can't wrap your head around (like pasta burritos)?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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