Caption Definition
kăpshən
captioned, captioning, captions
noun
captions
Seizure.
Webster's New World
A part of a legal instrument, such as an indictment, showing where, when, and by what authority it was executed.
Webster's New World
A series of words superimposed on the bottom of television or motion picture frames that communicate dialogue to the hearing-impaired or translate foreign dialogue.
American Heritage
A descriptive title, or legend, as under an illustration.
Webster's New World
A heading showing the names of the parties, court, and docket number in a pleading or deposition.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
captioned, captioning, captions
To supply a caption for.
Webster's New World
To add captions to a text or illustration.
Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Caption
Noun
Singular:
caption
Plural:
captionsOrigin of Caption
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Middle English capcioun arrest from Old French capcion from Latin captiō captiōn- from captus past participle of capere to seize kap- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Attested c.1384, in sense “taking, seizure”, from Old French capcion or directly from Latin captio, from the past participle of capiō (“I take, I seize”) (English capture).
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