caption

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noun

The definition of a caption is a heading or title, or words on a screen that communicate what is being said.
1. An example of a caption is the title of a magazine article.
2. An example of a caption is a descriptive title under a photograph.
3. An example of a caption are the words at the bottom of a television or movie screen to translate the dialogue into another language or to provide the dialogue to the hard of hearing.

verb

To caption is defined as to add a descriptive title or to add dialogue words on a screen.
1. An example of caption is to identify the subject of a photograph by adding a title under the photograph.
2. An example of caption is to add English subtitles on the screen of a movie with French dialogue.

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caption

Archaic seizure
Law
1. a part of a legal instrument, such as an indictment, showing where, when, and by what authority it was executed
2. a heading showing the names of the parties, court, and docket number in a pleading or deposition
1. a heading or title, as of an article
2. a descriptive title, or legend, as under an illustration
a subtitle

Origin of caption

Middle English capcioun from Old French capcion from Classical Latin captio from past participle of capere, take: see have

to supply a caption for

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caption

noun

A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.
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.
A title or heading, as of a document or article.
Law The heading of a pleading or other document that identifies the parties, court, term, and number of the action.

transitive verb

cap·tioned, cap·tion·ing, cap·tions

To furnish a caption for.

Origin of caption

Middle English capcioun arrest from Old French capcion from Latin captiō captiōn- from captus past participle of capere to seize ; see kap- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural captions)

(typography) The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon.
(cinematography) A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.
(law) The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.

Usage notes

In film and video, captions may transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it, while subtitles translate foreign-language dialogue.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present captions, present participle captioning, simple past and past participle captioned)

To add captions to a text or illustration.
Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.
To add captions to a film or broadcast.

Anagrams

Pontiac

Origin

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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caption - Legal Definition

n

The heading of a pleading that contains the names of the parties and court, the case index or docket number, and the type of pleading the document is.
The taking or carrying away of an object. See also larceny, robbery, and trespass.
The arrest or seizure of a person pursuant to legal process.