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Meaning of caption in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkæpʃ(ə)n/
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Verb
caption
Definitions
1.
provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Noun
caption
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture’): from Latin captio(n-), from capere‘take, seize’. Early senses ‘arrest’ and ‘warrant for arrest’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued’ (late 17th century): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or accompanying wording’ (late 18th century)
Definitions
1.
taking exception
Examples
« especially an quibble based on a captious argument »
« a mere caption unworthy of a reply »
2.
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program
Examples
« usually displayed at the bottom of the screen »
3.
brief description accompanying an illustration