CAPTION


Meaning of CAPTION in English

I. ˈkapshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English capcioun, from Latin caption-, captio, from captus, past participle of capere to take — more at heave

1.

a. archaic : act of taking or seizing : seizure

b. chiefly Scots law : arrest by legal process

2. : cavil , quibble

a mere caption unworthy of answer

3. : the part of a legal instrument (as a commission, indictment, or deposition) that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed

4.

[influenced in meaning by Latin caput head]

a. : the heading or title of an article, story, document, chapter, or other composition or of a page or section

b. : the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration usually as an underline or overline

c. : a motion-picture subtitle

II. transitive verb

( captioned ; captioned ; captioning -sh(ə)niŋ ; captions )

: to furnish with a caption : entitle

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