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

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subheading

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:

captions

Origin of Caption

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
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).

From Wiktionary