Based on why I’ve heard it seems they use the word to be a synonym of the word “paradox” (?)

But according to the dictionary, inception means commencement or beginning or initiation.

What is their definition of the word “Inception” in the movie?

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    11 months ago

    Not seeing a straightforward and true answer here so:

    In the movie, they go into deeper and deeper layers of dreams within dreams. So the term “inception” came to mean things inside other things. Like if there was a lake on island on a lake, which in turn was on an island on yet another lake, you could call it lake-ception.